Country size comparison

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Alabama is about 3.2 times bigger than Switzerland.

Switzerland is approximately 41,277 sq km, while Alabama is approximately 131,426 sq km, making Alabama 218% larger than Switzerland. Meanwhile, the population of Switzerland is ~8.5 million people (3.7 million fewer people live in Alabama).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Switzerland vs. Alabama uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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