Country size comparison

compared to

Central African Republic is about 15 times bigger than Switzerland.

Switzerland is approximately 41,277 sq km, while Central African Republic is approximately 622,984 sq km, making Central African Republic 1,409% larger than Switzerland. Meanwhile, the population of Switzerland is ~8.5 million people (3.1 million fewer people live in Central African Republic).
This to-scale comparison of Switzerland vs. Central African Republic uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.
Share this