Extremadura is 1.02× the size of Switzerland
Extremadura (autonomous community of Spain) covers about 42,100 km² (16,300 mi²) and Switzerland (Europe) about 41,400 km² (16,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 42,100km²Extremadura
- 41,400km²Switzerland
100 km
- Extremadura
- Switzerland
What fits
- Switzerland is 98% of the size of Extremadura.
- Extremadura is larger by 670 km² (258 mi²), which is 1.6% of the area of Switzerland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Extremadura is about 1.37, Switzerland about 1.35.
How they differ
- Extremadura is larger, but Switzerland has the larger population: 9.1 million against 1.1 million, 8.65× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 220 in Switzerland against 25 in Extremadura: Switzerland is 8.79× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,440 km apart.
- On a standard web map Switzerland looks larger than Extremadura: Extremadura at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Switzerland at 47°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Switzerland as 1.26× the size of Extremadura, when Extremadura is 1.02× the size of Switzerland.
- Together Extremadura and Switzerland cover 83,500 km², close to the size of Austria (84,000 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 670 km², is about the size of Bahrain (688 km²).
- At Switzerland's density, Extremadura would have 9.3 million people (it has 1.1 million). At Extremadura's density, Switzerland would have 1.0 million (it has 9.1 million).
- Switzerland's centre is 7.6° of latitude, about 850 km, farther north than Extremadura's.
- Extremadura is the 5th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 8.3% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Switzerland ranks 135th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Switzerland lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 847 km) north of Extremadura.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Extremadura would have about 39,990 m² and each person in Switzerland about 4,550 m².
- Laid side by side, Extremadura and Switzerland would cover 83,500 km², about the same size as Austria.
- Together they have 10.2 million people, about as many people as Azerbaijan.
- Counted as a country, Extremadura would rank 134th by area and 162nd by population.
Side by side
| Extremadura | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous communitySpain | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 42,100 km²16,300 mi² | 41,400 km²16,000 mi² |
| Official area | 41,600 km²Wikidata | 41,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 19in Spain | 134th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2024 | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 13th of 19in Spain | 96th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 25 per km² | 220 per km² |
| Capital | Mérida | Bern |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 40°N | 46°N to 48°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 41,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,100 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 Extremadura 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