Country size comparison
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Madagascar is about 14 times bigger than Switzerland.
Switzerland is approximately 41,277 sq km, while Madagascar is approximately 587,041 sq km, making Madagascar 1,322% larger than Switzerland. Meanwhile, the population of Switzerland is ~8.5 million people (19.7 million more people live in Madagascar).
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Moving from Madagascar to Switzerland · OECD 2023
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