Veracruz is 1.71× the size of Switzerland
Veracruz (state of Mexico) covers about 71,000 km² (27,400 mi²) and Switzerland (Europe) about 41,400 km² (16,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 71,000km²Veracruz
- 41,400km²Switzerland
100 km
- Veracruz
- Switzerland
What fits
- Switzerland is 58% of the size of Veracruz.
- Veracruz is larger by 29,500 km² (11,400 mi²), which is 71% of the area of Switzerland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Veracruz is about 2.31, Switzerland about 1.35.
How they differ
- Veracruz is larger, but Switzerland has the larger population: 9.1 million against 8.1 million, 1.12× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 220 in Switzerland against 114 in Veracruz: Switzerland is 1.92× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,500 km apart.
- On a standard web map Switzerland looks larger than Veracruz: Veracruz at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Switzerland at 47°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Switzerland as 1.11× the size of Veracruz, when Veracruz is 1.71× the size of Switzerland.
- Together Veracruz and Switzerland cover 112,000 km², close to the size of Honduras (112,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 29,500 km², is about the size of Armenia (29,600 km²).
- At Switzerland's density, Veracruz would have 15.6 million people (it has 8.1 million). At Veracruz's density, Switzerland would have 4.7 million (it has 9.1 million).
- Switzerland's centre is 27.4° of latitude, about 3,050 km, farther north than Veracruz's.
- Veracruz is the 12th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.6% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Switzerland ranks 135th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Switzerland lies about 27° of latitude (roughly 3,050 km) north of Veracruz.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Veracruz would have about 8,750 m² and each person in Switzerland about 4,550 m².
- Laid side by side, Veracruz and Switzerland would cover 112,000 km², about the same size as Honduras.
- Together they have 17.2 million people, about as many people as Guatemala.
- Counted as a country, Veracruz would rank 121st by area and 101st by population.
Side by side
| Veracruz | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 71,000 km²27,400 mi² | 41,400 km²16,000 mi² |
| Official area | 71,800 km²Wikidata | 41,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 32in Mexico | 134th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 8.1 millionWikidata, 2015 | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 32in Mexico | 96th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 114 per km² | 220 per km² |
| Capital | Xalapa | Bern |
| Latitude range | 17°N to 22°N | 46°N to 48°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 71,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 71,000 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