Country size comparison
compared to
Denmark is around the same size as Switzerland.
Switzerland is approximately 41,277 sq km, while Denmark is approximately 43,094 sq km, making Denmark 4% larger than Switzerland. Meanwhile, the population of Switzerland is ~8.5 million people (2.6 million fewer people live in Denmark).
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