Country size comparison
compared to
Iowa is about 3.5 times bigger than Switzerland.
Switzerland is approximately 41,277 sq km, while Iowa is approximately 144,701 sq km, making Iowa 251% larger than Switzerland. Meanwhile, the population of Switzerland is ~9.1 million people (5.9 million fewer people live in Iowa).
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