Espírito Santo is 1.11× the size of Switzerland

What fits

• Switzerland is 90% of the size of Espírito Santo.
• Espírito Santo is larger by 4,370 km² (1,690 mi²), which is 11% of the area of Switzerland.
• Measured in Belgiums: Espírito Santo is about 1.49, Switzerland about 1.35.

How they differ

• Espírito Santo is larger, but Switzerland has the larger population: 9.1 million against 3.8 million, 2.37× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 220 in Switzerland against 84 in Espírito Santo: Switzerland is 2.63× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 8,850 km apart.
• On a standard web map Switzerland looks larger than Espírito Santo: Espírito Santo at 20°S is drawn about 1.1× too large and Switzerland at 47°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Switzerland as 1.71× the size of Espírito Santo, when Espírito Santo is 1.11× the size of Switzerland.
• Together Espírito Santo and Switzerland cover 87,200 km², close to the size of Azerbaijan (86,200 km², 1.1% smaller).
• The gap between them, 4,370 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
• At Switzerland's density, Espírito Santo would have 10.1 million people (it has 3.8 million). At Espírito Santo's density, Switzerland would have 3.5 million (it has 9.1 million).
• Switzerland's centre is 66.4° of latitude, about 7,380 km, farther north than Espírito Santo's.
• Espírito Santo is the 23rd largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 0.5% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
• Switzerland ranks 135th of 246 countries and territories by area.
• Switzerland lies about 66° of latitude (roughly 7,380 km) north of Espírito Santo, on the other side of the equator.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Espírito Santo would have about 11,950 m² and each person in Switzerland about 4,550 m².
• Laid side by side, Espírito Santo and Switzerland would cover 87,200 km², about the same size as Azerbaijan.
• Together they have 12.9 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
• Counted as a country, Espírito Santo would rank 133rd by area and 132nd by population.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Wikidata's official figure of 46,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 45,800 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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