Netherlands vs Switzerland: Land area in square kilometres

Netherlands
33,670 sq. km
in 2023
Switzerland
39,510 sq. km
in 2023
Netherlands rank
134th
Switzerland rank
132nd

Land area in square kilometres over time

  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 39,510 sq. km against 33,670 sq. km in Netherlands, a difference of 5,840 sq. km.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 134th and Switzerland ranks 132nd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area in square kilometres
Unit
sq. km
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
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Total land area, measured in square kilometres (km²). Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.