Colorado is a state located in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, whereas Switzerland is a country located in the confluence of Western, Central, and Southern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Colorado and Switzerland regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Colorado bigger than Switzerland?
The total area of Colorado is 104,094 sq mi, and the total area of Switzerland is 15,940 sq mi. Colorado is bigger than Switzerland by 88,154 sq mi. Colorado is around 6.53 times bigger than Switzerland.
Area of Colorado: 104,094 sq mi ( 269,837 km2 )
Area of Switzerland: 15,940 sq mi ( 41,285 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Colorado as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 5,812,069.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Switzerland as of 15th April 2022, is estimated to be around 8,767,910.
Here is some more data comparison between Colorado and Switzerland.
The capital of Colorado is Denver, and the capital city of Switzerland is Bern.
Official Languages
Colorado: English
Switzerland: German, French, Italian
Demonym(s)
Colorado: Coloradan
Switzerland: Swiss
ISO 3166 Code
Colorado: US-CO
Switzerland: CH
Human Development Index
HDI of Colorado as of 2019: 0.948
HDI of Switzerland as of 2019: 0.955
Colorado Time Zone:
UTC − 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Switzerland Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Colorado:
38° 59′ 49.92″ N, 105° 32′ 52.08″ W
Coordinates of Switzerland:
46° 50′ 0″ N, 8° 20′ 0″ E
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