Kansas is a state in the United States of America located in the Midwestern region of the country, 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 Kansas and Switzerland regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Kansas bigger than Switzerland?
The total area of Kansas is 82,278 sq mi, and the total area of Switzerland is 15,940 sq mi. Kansas is bigger than Switzerland by 66,338 sq mi. Kansas is around 5.17 times bigger than Switzerland.
Area of Kansas: 82,278 sq mi ( 213,100 km2 )
Area of Switzerland: 15,940 sq mi ( 41,285 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Kansas as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 2,934,582.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Switzerland as of 2020, was estimated to be around 8,636,561.
Here is some more data comparison between Kansas and Switzerland.
The capital city of Kansas is Topeka, and the capital city of Switzerland is Bern.
Official Languages
Kansas: English
Switzerland: German, French, Italian
Demonym(s)
Kansas: Kansan
Switzerland: Swiss
ISO 3166 Code
Kansas: US-KS
Switzerland: CH
Human Development Index
HDI of Kansas as of 2019: 0.927
HDI of Switzerland as of 2019: 0.955
Kansas Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Time Zone)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
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 Kansas:
38° 29′ 37.32″ N, 98° 22′ 49.44″ W
Coordinates of Switzerland:
46° 50′ 0″ N, 8° 20′ 0″ E
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