Switzerland is 8.39× the size of Aichi
Switzerland (Europe) covers about 41,400 km² (16,000 mi²) and Aichi (prefecture of Japan) about 4,940 km² (1,910 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 41,400km²Switzerland
- 4,940km²Aichi
100 km
- Switzerland
- Aichi
What fits
- Aichi fits inside Switzerland about 8.39 times by area.
- Switzerland is larger by 36,500 km² (14,100 mi²), which is 739% of the area of Aichi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Switzerland is about 1.35, Aichi about 0.16.
How they differ
- Switzerland also has the larger population: 9.1 million against 7.5 million, 1.21× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,523 in Aichi against 220 in Switzerland: Aichi is 6.93× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,590 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Switzerland at 47°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Aichi at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Switzerland as 12.0× the size of Aichi instead of 8.39×.
- Together Switzerland and Aichi cover 46,400 km², close to the size of Estonia (45,800 km², 1.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 36,500 km², is about the size of Taiwan (36,200 km²).
- At Aichi's density, Switzerland would have 63.1 million people (it has 9.1 million). At Switzerland's density, Aichi would have 1.1 million (it has 7.5 million).
- Switzerland's centre is 11.8° of latitude, about 1,310 km, farther north than Aichi's.
- Switzerland ranks 135th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Aichi is the 29th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Switzerland lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,310 km) north of Aichi.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Switzerland would have about 4,550 m² and each person in Aichi about 660 m².
- Laid side by side, Switzerland and Aichi would cover 46,400 km², about the same size as Estonia.
- Together they have 16.6 million people, about as many people as Senegal.
- Counted as a country, Aichi would rank 175th by area and 103rd by population.
Side by side
| Switzerland | Aichi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 41,400 km²16,000 mi² | 4,940 km²1,910 mi² |
| Official area | 41,300 km²Wikidata | 5,170 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 134th of 239worldwide | 29th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2025 | 7.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 96th of 237worldwide | 4th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 220 per km² | 1,523 per km² |
| Capital | Bern | Nagoya |
| Latitude range | 46°N to 48°N | 35°N to 35°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 41,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 41,400 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 4,940 km² is 4.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 5,170 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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