Country size comparison
compared to
West Virginia is about 1.5 times bigger than Switzerland.
Switzerland is approximately 41,277 sq km, while West Virginia is approximately 62,361 sq km, making West Virginia 51% larger than Switzerland. Meanwhile, the population of Switzerland is ~8.5 million people (6.7 million fewer people live in West Virginia).
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