Country size comparison

compared to

Virginia is about 2.5 times bigger than Switzerland.

Switzerland is approximately 41,277 sq km, while Virginia is approximately 102,548 sq km, making Virginia 148% larger than Switzerland. Meanwhile, the population of Switzerland is ~8.5 million people (507,674 fewer people live in Virginia).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Switzerland vs. Virginia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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