Country size comparison
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Switzerland is about 1.8 times bigger than Djibouti.
Djibouti is approximately 23,200 sq km, while Switzerland is approximately 41,277 sq km, making Switzerland 78% larger than Djibouti. Meanwhile, the population of Djibouti is ~957,273 people (7.6 million more people live in Switzerland).
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