Is Japan bigger than Switzerland?

Yes — Japan's land area is 377,930 km², about 9.2x of Switzerland's 41,284 km².

Japan vs Switzerland: GDP, Population & Area Compared

Japan vs Switzerland GDP

	Japan	Switzerland
Nominal GDP	$4,435,162,999,977	$1,043,529,899,251
GDP per capita	$35,951	$114,769

Japan's nominal GDP is $4.4T, about 4.3x of Switzerland's ($1T).

Japan's GDP per capita is $35,951, about 31.3% of Switzerland's ($114,769).

Japan vs Switzerland Population

	Japan	Switzerland
Population	123.4M	9.1M

Japan's population is about 123.4M, about 13.6x of Switzerland's (9.1M).

Japan vs Switzerland Area

	Japan	Switzerland
Area	377,930 km²	41,284 km²

Japan is about 9.2x the size of Switzerland.

Japan's population density is about 326.4 people/km², about the same level of Switzerland's (220.2 people/km²).

Japan vs Switzerland Climate

Japan's capital averages 21.2°C year-round, 6.9°C higher than Switzerland's 14.3°C.

Monthly average high temperature

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Japan	10°	10.7°	14.3°	19.6°	22.7°	28.7°	33°	34.6°	30.4°	21.4°	16.3°	12.1°
Switzerland	5.1°	6.3°	11°	15.2°	17.5°	25.3°	23.7°	24.5°	18.2°	12.7°	7.5°	4.2°

Japan vs Switzerland Religion

Japan's largest religious group is Folk religion (48%), compared to Switzerland's Christianity (62.7%).

Japan

Folk religion 48%
Buddhism 34%
Christianity 1.5%
Unaffiliated 16.5%

Switzerland

Christianity 62.7%
Unaffiliated 29.4%
Islam 5.4%
Other 2.5%

Japan vs Switzerland Languages

Japan's official language is Japanese, compared to Switzerland's German.

	Japan	Switzerland
Official language(s)	Japanese	German, French, Italian
English proficiency	Low	High

Japan vs Switzerland Travel Info

Japan drives on the left side, while Switzerland drives on the right side.

Time zone: Japan: Asia/Tokyo; Switzerland: Europe/Zurich
Electricity: Japan: 100V A/B; Switzerland: 230V C/J
Calling code: Japan: +81; Switzerland: +41
Emergency number: Japan: 110; Switzerland: 112

Is Japan bigger than Switzerland?: Yes — Japan's land area is 377,930 km², about 9.2x of Switzerland's 41,284 km².
Is Japan richer than Switzerland?: No — Japan's GDP per capita is $35,951, about 31.3% of Switzerland's $114,769.
Does Japan have more people than Switzerland?: Yes — Japan's population is about 123.4M, about 13.6x of Switzerland's 9.1M.

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