Country size comparison
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Laos is about 6 times bigger than Switzerland.
Switzerland is approximately 41,277 sq km, while Laos is approximately 236,800 sq km, making Laos 474% larger than Switzerland. Meanwhile, the population of Switzerland is ~9.1 million people (1.2 million fewer people live in Laos).
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Moving from Laos to Switzerland · OECD 2023
14 people moved from Laos to Switzerland.
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