Jalisco is 1.93× the size of Switzerland
Jalisco (state of Mexico) covers about 80,000 km² (30,900 mi²) and Switzerland (Europe) about 41,400 km² (16,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 80,000km²Jalisco
- 41,400km²Switzerland
100 km
- Jalisco
- Switzerland
What fits
- Switzerland is 52% of the size of Jalisco.
- Jalisco is larger by 38,600 km² (14,900 mi²), which is 93% of the area of Switzerland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Jalisco is about 2.61, Switzerland about 1.35.
How they differ
- Jalisco is larger, but Switzerland has the larger population: 9.1 million against 7.8 million, 1.16× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 220 in Switzerland against 98 in Jalisco: Switzerland is 2.24× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,890 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Jalisco at 21°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Switzerland at 47°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Jalisco as 1.03× the size of Switzerland instead of 1.93×.
- Together Jalisco and Switzerland cover 121,000 km², close to the size of North Korea (122,000 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 38,600 km², is about the size of Netherlands (37,100 km²).
- At Switzerland's density, Jalisco would have 17.6 million people (it has 7.8 million). At Jalisco's density, Switzerland would have 4.1 million (it has 9.1 million).
- Switzerland's centre is 26.2° of latitude, about 2,910 km, farther north than Jalisco's.
- Jalisco is the 6th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Switzerland ranks 135th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Switzerland lies about 26° of latitude (roughly 2,910 km) north of Jalisco.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Jalisco would have about 10,200 m² and each person in Switzerland about 4,550 m².
- Laid side by side, Jalisco and Switzerland would cover 121,000 km², about the same size as North Korea.
- Together they have 16.9 million people, about as many people as Ecuador.
- Counted as a country, Jalisco would rank 116th by area and 101st by population.
Side by side
| Jalisco | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 80,000 km²30,900 mi² | 41,400 km²16,000 mi² |
| Official area | 78,600 km²Wikidata | 41,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 6th of 32in Mexico | 134th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 7.8 millionWikidata, 2015 | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 32in Mexico | 96th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 98 per km² | 220 per km² |
| Capital | Guadalajara | Bern |
| Latitude range | 19°N to 23°N | 46°N to 48°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 78,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 80,000 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
- 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