Switzerland is 17.4× the size of Kanagawa
Switzerland (Europe) covers about 41,400 km² (16,000 mi²) and Kanagawa (prefecture of Japan) about 2,380 km² (921 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 41,400km²Switzerland
- 2,380km²Kanagawa
100 km
- Switzerland
- Kanagawa
What fits
- Kanagawa fits inside Switzerland about 17.4 times by area.
- Switzerland is larger by 39,100 km² (15,100 mi²), which is 1,638% of the area of Kanagawa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Switzerland is about 1.35, Kanagawa about 0.08.
How they differ
- Switzerland is larger, but Kanagawa has the larger population: 9.2 million against 9.1 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 3,865 in Kanagawa against 220 in Switzerland: Kanagawa is 17.6× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,650 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Switzerland at 47°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Kanagawa at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Switzerland as 24.6× the size of Kanagawa instead of 17.4×.
- Together Switzerland and Kanagawa cover 43,800 km², close to the size of Denmark (42,700 km², 2.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 39,100 km², is about the size of Bhutan (40,400 km²).
- At Kanagawa's density, Switzerland would have 160.2 million people (it has 9.1 million). At Switzerland's density, Kanagawa would have 524,000 (it has 9.2 million).
- Switzerland's centre is 11.4° of latitude, about 1,270 km, farther north than Kanagawa's.
- Switzerland ranks 135th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Kanagawa is the 43rd largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 0.6% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Switzerland lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,270 km) north of Kanagawa.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Switzerland would have about 4,550 m² and each person in Kanagawa about 260 m².
- Laid side by side, Switzerland and Kanagawa would cover 43,800 km², about the same size as Denmark.
- Together they have 18.3 million people, about as many people as the Netherlands.
- Kanagawa is drawn from 83 points: at a size under 2,500 km² the outline is a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
- Counted as a country, Kanagawa would rank 181st by area and 96th by population.
Side by side
| Switzerland | Kanagawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 41,400 km²16,000 mi² | 2,380 km²921 mi² |
| Official area | 41,300 km²Wikidata | 2,420 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 134th of 239worldwide | 43rd of 47in Japan |
| Population | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2025 | 9.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 96th of 237worldwide | 2nd of 47in Japan |
| Density | 220 per km² | 3,865 per km² |
| Capital | Bern | Yokohama |
| Latitude range | 46°N to 48°N | 35°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2020. 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 2,420 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,380 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