Country size comparison
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Norway is about 8 times bigger than Switzerland.
Switzerland is approximately 41,277 sq km, while Norway is approximately 323,802 sq km, making Norway 684% larger than Switzerland. Meanwhile, the population of Switzerland is ~9.1 million people (3.5 million fewer people live in Norway).
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