Punjab is 1.22× the size of Switzerland
Punjab (state of India) covers about 50,400 km² (19,500 mi²) and Switzerland (Europe) about 41,400 km² (16,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 50,400km²Punjab
- 41,400km²Switzerland
100 km
- Punjab
- Switzerland
What fits
- Switzerland is 82% of the size of Punjab.
- Punjab is larger by 8,940 km² (3,450 mi²), which is 22% of the area of Switzerland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Punjab is about 1.64, Switzerland about 1.35.
How they differ
- Punjab also has the larger population: 27.7 million against 9.1 million, 3.05× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 551 in Punjab against 220 in Switzerland: Punjab is 2.51× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,900 km apart.
- On a standard web map Switzerland looks larger than Punjab: Punjab at 31°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Switzerland at 47°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Switzerland as 1.29× the size of Punjab, when Punjab is 1.22× the size of Switzerland.
- Together Punjab and Switzerland cover 91,800 km², close to the size of Portugal (91,400 km², 0.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 8,940 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Switzerland's density, Punjab would have 11.1 million people (it has 27.7 million). At Punjab's density, Switzerland would have 22.8 million (it has 9.1 million).
- Switzerland's centre is 16.0° of latitude, about 1,770 km, farther north than Punjab's.
- Punjab is the 20th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Switzerland ranks 135th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Switzerland lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,770 km) north of Punjab.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Punjab would have about 1,820 m² and each person in Switzerland about 4,550 m².
- Laid side by side, Punjab and Switzerland would cover 91,800 km², about the same size as Portugal.
- Together they have 36.8 million people, about as many people as Morocco.
- Counted as a country, Punjab would rank 130th by area and 54th by population.
Side by side
| Punjab | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 50,400 km²19,500 mi² | 41,400 km²16,000 mi² |
| Official area | 50,400 km²Wikidata | 41,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 20th of 36in India | 134th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 27.7 millionWikidata, 2011 | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 36in India | 96th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 551 per km² | 220 per km² |
| Capital | Chandigarh | Bern |
| Latitude range | 30°N to 33°N | 46°N to 48°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 50,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 50,400 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