Country size comparison
compared to
Switzerland is about 2.7 times smaller than Benin.
Benin is approximately 112,622 sq km, while Switzerland is approximately 41,277 sq km, making Switzerland 36.65% the size of Benin. Meanwhile, the population of Benin is ~13.8 million people (5.2 million fewer people live in Switzerland).
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