Total & land area: Botswana vs Switzerland size comparison

Botswana is 14.1 times bigger by total area compared to Switzerland: 224,610 sq mi vs 15,943 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Botswana is 218,816 sq mi vs 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland — a 14.3 times difference in territory size.

Botswana ranks 47/197 by total surface area vs 131/197 for Switzerland.
Botswana occupies 0.38% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.03% for Switzerland.
45.6% of Botswana's area is agricultural land vs 37.8% in Switzerland.
Botswana has 0.54% of the world's agricultural land area — Switzerland has 0.03%.
26.3% of Botswana is covered by forests, compared to 32.4% in Switzerland.
0.37% of the world's forests are in Botswana, and 0.03% are in Switzerland.

True size map comparison: Botswana vs Switzerland

See how Botswana and Switzerland compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Botswana	Switzerland
Total area	224,610 sq mi	15,943 sq mi
Size difference ratio	14.1	1
Total area rank	47/197	131/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.11%	0.008%
Land area	218,816 sq mi	15,255 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	14.3	1
Land area rank	47/197	131/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.38%	0.03%
Population	2,521,139	9,005,582
Population density	11.9 ppl/mi²	596 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Botswana	Switzerland
Forest area	57,528 sq mi	4,940 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	26.3%	32.4%
Forest area rank	44/196	116/196
World's forests share	0.37%	0.03%
Agricultural land area	99,854 sq mi	5,765 sq mi
Agricultural land share	45.6%	37.8%
Agricultural land area rank	43/194	129/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.54%	0.03%
Arable land	1,004 sq mi	1,531 sq mi
Arable land share	0.46%	10%
Arable land area rank	138/191	130/191
Permanent cropland	7.72 sq mi	97.7 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.004%	0.64%
Permanent cropland area rank	176/192	144/192
Water area	5,794 sq mi	688 sq mi
Water as share of total area	2.58%	4.31%
Water area rank	34/197	96/197
Roads length	19,727 mi	52,266 mi
Land borders length	2,701 mi	1,100 mi
Coastline length	0 mi	0 mi

Botswana vs Switzerland size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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