Total & land area: Nepal vs Switzerland size comparison

Nepal is 3.56 times bigger by total area compared to Switzerland: 56,827 sq mi vs 15,943 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Nepal is 55,348 sq mi vs 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland — a 3.63 times difference in territory size.

Nepal ranks 93/197 by total surface area vs 131/197 for Switzerland.
Nepal occupies 0.1% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.03% for Switzerland.
26.1% of Nepal's area is agricultural land vs 37.8% in Switzerland.
Nepal has 0.08% of the world's agricultural land area — Switzerland has 0.03%.
41.6% of Nepal is covered by forests, compared to 32.4% in Switzerland.
0.15% of the world's forests are in Nepal, and 0.03% are in Switzerland.

True size map comparison: Nepal vs Switzerland

See how Nepal 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

	Nepal	Switzerland
Total area	56,827 sq mi	15,943 sq mi
Size difference ratio	3.56	1
Total area rank	93/197	131/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.03%	0.008%
Land area	55,348 sq mi	15,255 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	3.63	1
Land area rank	92/197	131/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.1%	0.03%
Population	29,651,054	9,005,582
Population density	535 ppl/mi²	596 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Nepal	Switzerland
Forest area	23,020 sq mi	4,940 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	41.6%	32.4%
Forest area rank	71/196	116/196
World's forests share	0.15%	0.03%
Agricultural land area	14,456 sq mi	5,765 sq mi
Agricultural land share	26.1%	37.8%
Agricultural land area rank	99/194	129/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.08%	0.03%
Arable land	6,965 sq mi	1,531 sq mi
Arable land share	12.6%	10%
Arable land area rank	85/191	130/191
Permanent cropland	560 sq mi	97.7 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	1.01%	0.64%
Permanent cropland area rank	94/192	144/192
Water area	1,479 sq mi	688 sq mi
Water as share of total area	2.6%	4.31%
Water area rank	75/197	96/197
Roads length	49,758 mi	52,266 mi
Land borders length	1,963 mi	1,100 mi
Coastline length	0 mi	0 mi

Nepal vs Switzerland size on the map

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

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The map above outlines the borders of Nepal and Switzerland but is not accurate for size comparison because it's a 2d map with Mercator projection that distorts territories near the poles. The farther a country is from the equator, the more magnified it appears. More about country size projections.