Total & land area: Russia vs Switzerland size comparison

Russia is 414 times bigger by total area compared to Switzerland: 6,592,849 sq mi vs 15,943 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Russia is 6,323,145 sq mi vs 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland — a 415 times difference in territory size.

Russia ranks 1/197 by total surface area vs 131/197 for Switzerland.
Russia occupies 11% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.03% for Switzerland.
13.2% of Russia's area is agricultural land vs 37.8% in Switzerland.
Russia has 4.52% of the world's agricultural land area — Switzerland has 0.03%.
49.8% of Russia is covered by forests, compared to 32.4% in Switzerland.
20.2% of the world's forests are in Russia, and 0.03% are in Switzerland.

True size map comparison: Russia vs Switzerland

See how Russia 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

	Russia	Switzerland
Total area	6,592,849 sq mi	15,943 sq mi
Size difference ratio	414	1
Total area rank	1/197	131/197
Share of all countries' surface area	3.35%	0.008%
Land area	6,323,145 sq mi	15,255 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	415	1
Land area rank	1/197	131/197
Share of all countries' land area	11%	0.03%
Population	143,533,851	9,005,582
Population density	22.4 ppl/mi²	596 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Russia	Switzerland
Forest area	3,147,937 sq mi	4,940 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	49.8%	32.4%
Forest area rank	1/196	116/196
World's forests share	20.2%	0.03%
Agricultural land area	832,826 sq mi	5,765 sq mi
Agricultural land share	13.2%	37.8%
Agricultural land area rank	5/194	129/194
Share of global agricultural land	4.52%	0.03%
Arable land	469,689 sq mi	1,531 sq mi
Arable land share	7.43%	10%
Arable land area rank	3/191	130/191
Permanent cropland	7,722 sq mi	97.7 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.12%	0.64%
Permanent cropland area rank	23/192	144/192
Water area	269,704 sq mi	688 sq mi
Water as share of total area	4.09%	4.31%
Water area rank	2/197	96/197
Roads length	981,326 mi	52,266 mi
Land borders length	13,923 mi	1,100 mi
Coastline length	23,396 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	2.2%	n/a

Russia 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 Russia 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.