Switzerland is 1.10× the size of Kerala
Switzerland (Europe) covers about 41,400 km² (16,000 mi²) and Kerala (state of India) about 37,700 km² (14,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 41,400km²Switzerland
- 37,700km²Kerala
100 km
- Switzerland
- Kerala
What fits
- Kerala is 91% of the size of Switzerland.
- Switzerland is larger by 3,710 km² (1,430 mi²), which is 9.8% of the area of Kerala.
- Measured in Belgiums: Switzerland is about 1.35, Kerala about 1.23.
How they differ
- Switzerland is larger, but Kerala has the larger population: 33.4 million against 9.1 million, 3.67× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 886 in Kerala against 220 in Switzerland: Kerala is 4.03× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,510 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Switzerland at 47°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Kerala at 10°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Switzerland as 2.27× the size of Kerala instead of 1.10×.
- Together Switzerland and Kerala cover 79,200 km², close to the size of Czechia (78,800 km², 0.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,710 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Kerala's density, Switzerland would have 36.7 million people (it has 9.1 million). At Switzerland's density, Kerala would have 8.3 million (it has 33.4 million).
- Switzerland's centre is 36.4° of latitude, about 4,050 km, farther north than Kerala's.
- Switzerland ranks 135th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Kerala is the 23rd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Switzerland lies about 36° of latitude (roughly 4,050 km) north of Kerala.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Switzerland would have about 4,550 m² and each person in Kerala about 1,130 m².
- Laid side by side, Switzerland and Kerala would cover 79,200 km², about the same size as Czechia.
- Together they have 42.5 million people, about as many people as Afghanistan.
- Counted as a country, Kerala would rank 136th by area and 45th by population.
Side by side
| Switzerland | Kerala | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 41,400 km²16,000 mi² | 37,700 km²14,600 mi² |
| Official area | 41,300 km²Wikidata | 38,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 134th of 239worldwide | 23rd of 36in India |
| Population | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2025 | 33.4 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 96th of 237worldwide | 13th of 36in India |
| Density | 220 per km² | 886 per km² |
| Capital | Bern | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Latitude range | 46°N to 48°N | 8°N to 13°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2011. 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 37,700 km² is 2.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 38,900 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