Estonia is 1.11× the size of Switzerland

Estonia covers about 45,800 km² (17,700 mi²) and Switzerland about 41,400 km² (16,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

45,800km²Estonia
41,400km²Switzerland

100 km

Estonia
Switzerland

What fits

Switzerland is 90% of the size of Estonia.
Estonia is larger by 4,380 km² (1,690 mi²), which is 11% of the area of Switzerland.
Measured in Belgiums: Estonia is about 1.49, Switzerland about 1.35.

How they differ

Estonia is larger, but Switzerland has the larger population: 9.1 million against 1.4 million, 6.65× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 220 in Switzerland against 30 in Estonia: Switzerland is 7.35× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 1,750 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Estonia at 59°N is drawn about 3.7× too large and Switzerland at 47°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Estonia as 1.92× the size of Switzerland instead of 1.11×.
Together Estonia and Switzerland cover 87,300 km², close to the size of Azerbaijan (86,200 km², 1.2% smaller).
The gap between them, 4,380 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
At Switzerland's density, Estonia would have 10.1 million people (it has 1.4 million). At Estonia's density, Switzerland would have 1.2 million (it has 9.1 million).
Estonia's centre is 11.9° of latitude, about 1,320 km, farther north than Switzerland's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Estonia	1.11×
More people	Switzerland	6.65×
More crowded	Switzerland	7.35×
Farther north	Estonia	11.9° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Estonia	3.7× against 2.1×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Estonia	Switzerland
Belgium 30,700 km²	1.49×	1.35×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	0.19×	0.17×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.13×	0.12×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.12×	0.11×
France 548,000 km²	0.08×	0.08×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.01×	0.01×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.01×	1 in 204
United States 9,447,000 km²	1 in 206	1 in 228
Russia 16,980,000 km²	1 in 371	1 in 410

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Estonia	Switzerland
Area, main territory	45,800 km²17,700 mi²	41,400 km²16,000 mi²
Population	1.4 millionWikidata, 2025	9.1 millionWikidata, 2025
Density	30 per km²	220 per km²
Official area	45,300 km²Wikidata	41,300 km²Wikidata
Capital	Tallinn	Bern
Latitude range	58°N to 60°N	46°N to 48°N
Continent	Europe	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2025, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 45,300 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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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
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: 2026-11-11

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