Switzerland is 2.11× the size of New Jersey
Switzerland (Europe) covers about 41,400 km² (16,000 mi²) and New Jersey (state of the United States) about 19,700 km² (7,590 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 41,400km²Switzerland
- 19,700km²New Jersey
100 km
- Switzerland
- New Jersey
What fits
- New Jersey fits inside Switzerland about 2.11 times by area.
- Switzerland is larger by 21,800 km² (8,400 mi²), which is 111% of the area of New Jersey.
- Measured in Belgiums: Switzerland is about 1.35, New Jersey about 0.64.
How they differ
- Switzerland is larger, but New Jersey has the larger population: 9.3 million against 9.1 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 472 in New Jersey against 220 in Switzerland: New Jersey is 2.15× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,410 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Switzerland at 47°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and New Jersey at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Switzerland as 2.62× the size of New Jersey instead of 2.11×.
- Together Switzerland and New Jersey cover 61,100 km², close to the size of Latvia (64,600 km², 5.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 21,800 km², is about the size of Djibouti (21,800 km²).
- At New Jersey's density, Switzerland would have 19.6 million people (it has 9.1 million). At Switzerland's density, New Jersey would have 4.3 million (it has 9.3 million).
- Switzerland's centre is 6.6° of latitude, about 740 km, farther north than New Jersey's.
- Switzerland ranks 135th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- New Jersey is the 46th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Switzerland lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 735 km) north of New Jersey.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Switzerland would have about 4,550 m² and each person in New Jersey about 2,120 m².
- Laid side by side, Switzerland and New Jersey would cover 61,100 km², 95% of the size of Latvia.
- Together they have 18.4 million people, about as many people as the Netherlands.
- Counted as a country, New Jersey would rank 155th by area and 96th by population.
Side by side
| Switzerland | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 41,400 km²16,000 mi² | 19,700 km²7,590 mi² |
| Official area | 41,300 km²Wikidata | 22,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 134th of 239worldwide | 46th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2025 | 9.3 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 96th of 237worldwide | 11th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 220 per km² | 472 per km² |
| Capital | Bern | Trenton |
| Latitude range | 46°N to 48°N | 39°N to 41°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%.
- Our measured 19,700 km² is 13% below Wikidata's official figure of 22,600 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