Andalusia is 2.12× the size of Switzerland
Andalusia (autonomous community of Spain) covers about 87,700 km² (33,900 mi²) and Switzerland (Europe) about 41,400 km² (16,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 87,700km²Andalusia
- 41,400km²Switzerland
100 km
- Andalusia
- Switzerland
What fits
- Switzerland fits inside Andalusia about 2.12 times by area.
- Andalusia is larger by 46,300 km² (17,900 mi²), which is 112% of the area of Switzerland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Andalusia is about 2.86, Switzerland about 1.35.
How they differ
- Andalusia is larger, but Switzerland has the larger population: 9.1 million against 8.6 million, 1.06× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 220 in Switzerland against 98 in Andalusia: Switzerland is 2.24× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,480 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Andalusia at 37°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Switzerland at 47°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Andalusia as 1.57× the size of Switzerland instead of 2.12×.
- Together Andalusia and Switzerland cover 129,000 km², close to the size of Nicaragua (129,000 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 46,300 km², is about the size of Estonia (45,800 km²).
- At Switzerland's density, Andalusia would have 19.3 million people (it has 8.6 million). At Andalusia's density, Switzerland would have 4.1 million (it has 9.1 million).
- Switzerland's centre is 9.3° of latitude, about 1,040 km, farther north than Andalusia's.
- Andalusia is the 2nd largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 17% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Switzerland ranks 135th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Switzerland lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 1,040 km) north of Andalusia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Andalusia would have about 10,170 m² and each person in Switzerland about 4,550 m².
- Laid side by side, Andalusia and Switzerland would cover 129,000 km², about the same size as Nicaragua.
- Together they have 17.7 million people, about as many people as Malawi.
- Counted as a country, Andalusia would rank 114th by area and 100th by population.
Side by side
| Andalusia | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous communitySpain | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 87,700 km²33,900 mi² | 41,400 km²16,000 mi² |
| Official area | 87,300 km²Wikidata | 41,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 19in Spain | 134th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 8.6 millionWikidata, 2024 | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 19in Spain | 96th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 98 per km² | 220 per km² |
| Capital | Seville | Bern |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 39°N | 46°N to 48°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 87,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 87,700 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 41,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 41,400 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain. The outline of Andalusia is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12