Switzerland is 1.05× the size of Centre-Val de Loire

Switzerland (Europe) covers about 41,400 km² (16,000 mi²) and Centre-Val de Loire (region of France) about 39,400 km² (15,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

41,400km²Switzerland
39,400km²Centre-Val de Loire

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Switzerland
Centre-Val de Loire

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Centre-Val de Loire is 95% of the size of Switzerland.
Switzerland is larger by 2,080 km² (804 mi²), which is 5.3% of the area of Centre-Val de Loire.
Measured in Belgiums: Switzerland is about 1.35, Centre-Val de Loire about 1.28.

How they differ

Switzerland also has the larger population: 9.1 million against 2.6 million, 3.53× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 220 in Switzerland against 66 in Centre-Val de Loire: Switzerland is 3.35× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 499 km apart.
Together Switzerland and Centre-Val de Loire cover 80,800 km², close to the size of Czechia (78,800 km², 2.5% smaller).
The gap between them, 2,080 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
At Centre-Val de Loire's density, Switzerland would have 2.7 million people (it has 9.1 million). At Switzerland's density, Centre-Val de Loire would have 8.6 million (it has 2.6 million).
Centre-Val de Loire's centre is 0.7° of latitude, about 80 km, farther north than Switzerland's.
Switzerland ranks 135th of 246 countries and territories by area.
Centre-Val de Loire is the 7th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 6.2% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
Both lie at about the same latitude, 47°N and 47°N.
Shared out evenly, each person in Switzerland would have about 4,550 m² and each person in Centre-Val de Loire about 15,240 m².
Laid side by side, Switzerland and Centre-Val de Loire would cover 80,800 km², about the same size as Czechia.
Together they have 11.7 million people, about as many people as Tunisia.
Counted as a country, Centre-Val de Loire would rank 136th by area and 143rd by population.

Side by side

	Switzerland	Centre-Val de Loire
Is a	CountryEurope	RegionFrance
Area, measured	41,400 km²16,000 mi²	39,400 km²15,200 mi²
Official area	41,300 km²Wikidata	39,200 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	134th of 239worldwide	7th of 18in France
Population	9.1 millionWikidata, 2025	2.6 millionWikidata, 2022
Rank by population	96th of 237worldwide	12th of 18in France
Density	220 per km²	66 per km²
Capital	Bern	Orléans
Latitude range	46°N to 48°N	46°N to 49°N

Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 41,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 41,400 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 39,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 39,400 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 Centre-Val de Loire is the departments 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

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