Switzerland is 30.1× the size of Mexico City
Switzerland (Europe) covers about 41,400 km² (16,000 mi²) and Mexico City (federal entity of Mexico) about 1,380 km² (531 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 41,400km²Switzerland
- 1,380km²Mexico City
100 km
- Switzerland
- Mexico City
What fits
- Mexico City fits inside Switzerland about 30.1 times by area.
- Switzerland is larger by 40,100 km² (15,500 mi²), which is 2,913% of the area of Mexico City.
- Measured in Belgiums: Switzerland is about 1.35, Mexico City about 0.04.
How they differ
- Switzerland also has the larger population: 9.1 million against 8.9 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 6,486 in Mexico City against 220 in Switzerland: Mexico City is 29.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,700 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Switzerland at 47°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Mexico City at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Switzerland as 57.3× the size of Mexico City instead of 30.1×.
- Together Switzerland and Mexico City cover 42,800 km², close to the size of Denmark (42,700 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 40,100 km², is about the size of Bhutan (40,400 km²).
- At Mexico City's density, Switzerland would have 268.7 million people (it has 9.1 million). At Switzerland's density, Mexico City would have 302,000 (it has 8.9 million).
- Switzerland's centre is 27.5° of latitude, about 3,060 km, farther north than Mexico City's.
- Switzerland ranks 135th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Mexico City is the 32nd largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Switzerland lies about 28° of latitude (roughly 3,060 km) north of Mexico City.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Switzerland would have about 4,550 m² and each person in Mexico City about 150 m².
- Laid side by side, Switzerland and Mexico City would cover 42,800 km², about the same size as Denmark.
- Together they have 18.0 million people, about as many people as the Netherlands.
- Mexico City is drawn from 42 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, Mexico City would rank 183rd by area and 100th by population.
Side by side
| Switzerland | Mexico City | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | Federal entityMexico |
| Area, measured | 41,400 km²16,000 mi² | 1,380 km²531 mi² |
| Official area | 41,300 km²Wikidata | 1,490 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 134th of 239worldwide | 32nd of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2025 | 8.9 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 96th of 237worldwide | 2nd of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 220 per km² | 6,486 per km² |
| Capital | Bern | – |
| Latitude range | 46°N to 48°N | 19°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2015. 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 1,380 km² is 7.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,490 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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