Aragon is 1.15× the size of Switzerland
Aragon (autonomous community of Spain) covers about 47,600 km² (18,400 mi²) and Switzerland (Europe) about 41,400 km² (16,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 47,600km²Aragon
- 41,400km²Switzerland
100 km
- Aragon
- Switzerland
What fits
- Switzerland is 87% of the size of Aragon.
- Aragon is larger by 6,190 km² (2,390 mi²), which is 15% of the area of Switzerland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Aragon is about 1.55, Switzerland about 1.35.
How they differ
- Aragon is larger, but Switzerland has the larger population: 9.1 million against 1.3 million, 6.75× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 220 in Switzerland against 28 in Aragon: Switzerland is 7.76× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 920 km apart.
- On a standard web map Switzerland looks larger than Aragon: Aragon at 42°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Switzerland at 47°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Switzerland as 1.04× the size of Aragon, when Aragon is 1.15× the size of Switzerland.
- Together Aragon and Switzerland cover 89,100 km², close to the size of Jordan (88,900 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 6,190 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Switzerland's density, Aragon would have 10.5 million people (it has 1.3 million). At Aragon's density, Switzerland would have 1.2 million (it has 9.1 million).
- Switzerland's centre is 5.3° of latitude, about 590 km, farther north than Aragon's.
- Aragon is the 4th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 9.4% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Switzerland ranks 135th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Switzerland lies about 5° of latitude (roughly 588 km) north of Aragon.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Aragon would have about 35,330 m² and each person in Switzerland about 4,550 m².
- Laid side by side, Aragon and Switzerland would cover 89,100 km², about the same size as Jordan.
- Together they have 10.5 million people, about as many people as Jordan.
- Counted as a country, Aragon would rank 132nd by area and 158th by population.
Side by side
| Aragon | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous communitySpain | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 47,600 km²18,400 mi² | 41,400 km²16,000 mi² |
| Official area | 47,700 km²Wikidata | 41,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 19in Spain | 134th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2024 | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 19in Spain | 96th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 28 per km² | 220 per km² |
| Capital | Zaragoza | Bern |
| Latitude range | 40°N to 43°N | 46°N to 48°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 47,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 47,600 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 Aragon 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