Spain vs Switzerland
Spain is 12.3 times larger than Switzerland. Switzerland would fit into Spain about 12 times.
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Spain is 12.3× the area of Switzerland.
| Spain | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 505,990 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 49,355,143 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Madrid | Bern |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Spain sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.71× 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 Spain bigger than Switzerland?
- Yes. Spain is 12.3 times larger than Switzerland. Spain covers 505,990 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into Spain?
- About 12 times: Spain has 12.3× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do Spain and Switzerland look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Spain is drawn about 1.71× 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, Spain or Switzerland?
- Spain: 49,355,143 people against 9,092,436. Density: Spain 98 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².