England is a country located in Europe and is a part of the United Kingdom, 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 England and Switzerland regarding various aspects.
Size
Is England bigger than Switzerland?
The total area of England is 130,279 sq km, and the total area of Switzerland is 41,285 sq km. England is bigger than Switzerland by 88,994 sq km. England is around 3.15 times bigger than Switzerland.
Area of England: 50,301 sq mi ( 130,279 km2 )
Area of Switzerland: 15,940 sq mi ( 41,285 km2 )
Population
According to the World Bank, ONS UK, and Eurostat, the total population of England as of 2018 was estimated to be around 55.98 Million.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Switzerland as of 10th July 2021, is 8,719,869.
Here is some more data comparison between England and Switzerland.
The capital city of England is London, and the capital city of Switzerland is Bern.
Official Languages
England: English
Switzerland: German, French, Italian
Human Development Index
HDI of England as of 2019: 0.932
HDI of Switzerland as of 2018: 0.955
England Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
Switzerland Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of England:
53° 0′ 0″ N, 1° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Switzerland:
46° 50′ 0″ N, 8° 20′ 0″ E
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