Country size comparison

compared to

Switzerland is about 3.2 times smaller than Alabama.

Alabama is approximately 131,426 sq km, while Switzerland is approximately 41,277 sq km, making Switzerland 31.41% the size of Alabama. Meanwhile, the population of Alabama is ~4.8 million people (3.7 million more people live in Switzerland).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Alabama vs. Switzerland uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Share

Compare further: Switzerland vs. Alabama

Flip Comparison · See true size
See Switzerland on top of Alabama
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 4 statistics
Be 43.2% less likely to be unemployed in Alabama
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Alabama is 43.6% cheaper than Switzerland overall
→
City Size Comparison · See true size
Compare the size of Geneva vs Los Angeles
→