Country size comparison
compared to
Illinois is about 3.5 times bigger than Switzerland.
Switzerland is approximately 41,277 sq km, while Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, making Illinois 249% larger than Switzerland. Meanwhile, the population of Switzerland is ~9.1 million people (3.6 million more people live in Illinois).
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