North Dakota is a state located in the upper Midwestern region of the United States of America, 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 North Dakota and Switzerland regarding various aspects.
Size
Is North Dakota bigger than Switzerland?
The total area of North Dakota is 70,704 sq mi, and the total area of Switzerland is 15,940 sq mi. North Dakota is bigger than Switzerland by 54,764 sq mi. North Dakota is around 4.44 times bigger than Switzerland.
Area of North Dakota: 70,704 sq mi ( 183,123 km2 )
Area of Switzerland: 15,940 sq mi ( 41,285 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of North Dakota as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 774,948.
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 North Dakota and Switzerland.
The capital city of North Dakota is Bismarck and the capital city of Switzerland is Bern.
Official Languages
North Dakota: English
Switzerland: German, French, Italian
Demonym(s)
North Dakota: North Dakotan
Switzerland: Swiss
ISO 3166 Code
North Dakota: US-ND
Switzerland: CH
North Dakota Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
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 North Dakota:
47° 0′ 0″ N, 100° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Switzerland:
46° 50′ 0″ N, 8° 20′ 0″ E
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