Quebec is 36.3× the size of Switzerland
Quebec (province of Canada) covers about 1,506,000 km² (581,000 mi²) and Switzerland (Europe) about 41,400 km² (16,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,506,000km²Quebec
- 41,400km²Switzerland
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- Quebec
- Switzerland
What fits
- Switzerland fits inside Quebec about 36.3 times by area.
- Quebec is larger by 1,464,000 km² (565,000 mi²), which is 3,533% of the area of Switzerland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Quebec is about 49.1, Switzerland about 1.35.
How they differ
- Quebec is larger, but Switzerland has the larger population: 9.1 million against 8.5 million, 1.07× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 220 in Switzerland against 5.6 in Quebec: Switzerland is 38.9× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,470 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Quebec at 53°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Switzerland at 47°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Quebec as 47.1× the size of Switzerland instead of 36.3×.
- Together Quebec and Switzerland cover 1,547,000 km², close to the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km², 1.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,464,000 km², is about the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km²).
- At Switzerland's density, Quebec would have 330.8 million people (it has 8.5 million). At Quebec's density, Switzerland would have 234,000 (it has 9.1 million).
- Quebec's centre is 6.2° of latitude, about 690 km, farther north than Switzerland's.
- Quebec is the 2nd largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 15% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Switzerland ranks 135th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Quebec lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 693 km) north of Switzerland.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Quebec would have about 177,080 m² and each person in Switzerland about 4,550 m².
- Laid side by side, Quebec and Switzerland would cover 1,547,000 km², about the same size as Mongolia.
- Together they have 17.6 million people, about as many people as Malawi.
- Counted as a country, Quebec would rank 20th by area and 100th by population.
Side by side
| Quebec | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 1,506,000 km²581,000 mi² | 41,400 km²16,000 mi² |
| Official area | 1,542,000 km²Wikidata | 41,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 13in Canada | 134th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 8.5 millionWikidata, 2021 | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 13in Canada | 96th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 5.6 per km² | 220 per km² |
| Capital | Quebec City | Bern |
| Latitude range | 45°N to 63°N | 46°N to 48°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 1,506,000 km² is 2.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,542,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- 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