Country size comparison
Switzerland
compared to
Illinois, USA
Switzerland is about 3.5 times smaller than Illinois.
Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, while Switzerland is approximately 41,277 sq km, making Switzerland 28.67% the size of Illinois. Meanwhile, the population of Illinois is ~12.8 million people (4.3 million fewer people live in Switzerland).
We have positioned the outline of Illinois near the middle of Switzerland.
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Illinois
vs.
Switzerland
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