Country size comparison
compared to
Kentucky is about 2.5 times bigger than Switzerland.
Switzerland is approximately 41,277 sq km, while Kentucky is approximately 102,896 sq km, making Kentucky 149% larger than Switzerland. Meanwhile, the population of Switzerland is ~8.5 million people (4.2 million fewer people live in Kentucky).
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