Switzerland is 1.08× the size of Yucatán
Switzerland (Europe) covers about 41,400 km² (16,000 mi²) and Yucatán (state of Mexico) about 38,400 km² (14,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 41,400km²Switzerland
- 38,400km²Yucatán
100 km
- Switzerland
- Yucatán
What fits
- Yucatán is 93% of the size of Switzerland.
- Switzerland is larger by 3,050 km² (1,180 mi²), which is 7.9% of the area of Yucatán.
- Measured in Belgiums: Switzerland is about 1.35, Yucatán about 1.25.
How they differ
- Switzerland also has the larger population: 9.1 million against 2.3 million, 3.92× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 220 in Switzerland against 60 in Yucatán: Switzerland is 3.63× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,860 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Switzerland at 47°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Yucatán at 21°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Switzerland as 2.01× the size of Yucatán instead of 1.08×.
- Together Switzerland and Yucatán cover 79,800 km², close to the size of Czechia (78,800 km², 1.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,050 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Yucatán's density, Switzerland would have 2.5 million people (it has 9.1 million). At Switzerland's density, Yucatán would have 8.4 million (it has 2.3 million).
- Switzerland's centre is 26.0° of latitude, about 2,890 km, farther north than Yucatán's.
- Switzerland ranks 135th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Yucatán is the 20th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 17th most densely populated of them.
- Switzerland lies about 26° of latitude (roughly 2,890 km) north of Yucatán.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Switzerland would have about 4,550 m² and each person in Yucatán about 16,540 m².
- Laid side by side, Switzerland and Yucatán would cover 79,800 km², about the same size as Czechia.
- Together they have 11.4 million people, about as many people as Tunisia.
- Counted as a country, Yucatán would rank 136th by area and 146th by population.
Side by side
| Switzerland | Yucatán | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 41,400 km²16,000 mi² | 38,400 km²14,800 mi² |
| Official area | 41,300 km²Wikidata | 39,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 134th of 239worldwide | 20th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2025 | 2.3 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 96th of 237worldwide | 21st of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 220 per km² | 60 per km² |
| Capital | Bern | Mérida |
| Latitude range | 46°N to 48°N | 20°N to 22°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 38,400 km² is 3.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 39,600 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