Uttarakhand is 1.27× the size of Switzerland
Uttarakhand (state of India) covers about 52,600 km² (20,300 mi²) and Switzerland (Europe) about 41,400 km² (16,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 52,600km²Uttarakhand
- 41,400km²Switzerland
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- Uttarakhand
- Switzerland
Uttarakhand: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with Nepal. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Switzerland is 79% of the size of Uttarakhand.
- Uttarakhand is larger by 11,200 km² (4,330 mi²), which is 27% of the area of Switzerland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Uttarakhand is about 1.72, Switzerland about 1.35.
How they differ
- Uttarakhand also has the larger population: 10.1 million against 9.1 million, 1.11× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 220 in Switzerland against 192 in Uttarakhand: Switzerland is 1.15× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,230 km apart.
- On a standard web map Switzerland looks larger than Uttarakhand: Uttarakhand at 30°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Switzerland at 47°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Switzerland as 1.26× the size of Uttarakhand, when Uttarakhand is 1.27× the size of Switzerland.
- Together Uttarakhand and Switzerland cover 94,100 km², close to the size of Hungary (93,200 km², 0.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 11,200 km², is about the size of Qatar (11,200 km²).
- At Switzerland's density, Uttarakhand would have 11.6 million people (it has 10.1 million). At Uttarakhand's density, Switzerland would have 7.9 million (it has 9.1 million).
- Switzerland's centre is 16.6° of latitude, about 1,850 km, farther north than Uttarakhand's.
- Uttarakhand is the 19th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.7% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
- Switzerland ranks 135th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Switzerland lies about 17° of latitude (roughly 1,850 km) north of Uttarakhand.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Uttarakhand would have about 5,220 m² and each person in Switzerland about 4,550 m².
- Laid side by side, Uttarakhand and Switzerland would cover 94,100 km², about the same size as Hungary.
- Together they have 19.2 million people, about as many people as Chad.
- Counted as a country, Uttarakhand would rank 128th by area and 92nd by population.
Side by side
| Uttarakhand | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 52,600 km²20,300 mi² | 41,400 km²16,000 mi² |
| Official area | 53,600 km²Wikidata | 41,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 19th of 36in India | 134th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2011 | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 21st of 36in India | 96th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 192 per km² | 220 per km² |
| Capital | Gairsain; Dehradun | Bern |
| Latitude range | 29°N to 31°N | 46°N to 48°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 53,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 52,600 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 41,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 41,400 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