Country size comparison

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Washington is about 4.2 times bigger than Switzerland.

Switzerland is approximately 41,277 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 318% larger than Switzerland. Meanwhile, the population of Switzerland is ~8.5 million people (1.8 million fewer people live in Washington).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Switzerland vs. Washington uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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