Kazakhstan vs Switzerland
Kazakhstan is 66.0 times larger than Switzerland. Switzerland would fit into Kazakhstan about 66 times.
KazakhstanSwitzerlandKazakhstan moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
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Kazakhstan is 66.0× the area of Switzerland.
| Kazakhstan | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,724,900 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 20,843,754 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 7.6 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Astana | Bern |
| Region | Central Asia | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kazakhstan sits at about 48°N and is stretched to 2.27× its true area; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Kazakhstan bigger than Switzerland?
- Yes. Kazakhstan is 66.0 times larger than Switzerland. Kazakhstan covers 2,724,900 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into Kazakhstan?
- About 66 times: Kazakhstan has 66.0× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do Kazakhstan and Switzerland look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kazakhstan is drawn about 2.27× its true area there and Switzerland about 2.13×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Kazakhstan or Switzerland?
- Kazakhstan: 20,843,754 people against 9,092,436. Density: Kazakhstan 7.6 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².