Country size comparison
compared to
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 ~9.1 million people (3.9 million fewer people live in Alabama).
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