Bhutan vs Switzerland: Land area

Bhutan

38,140 sq. km

in 2023

Switzerland

39,510 sq. km

in 2023

Bhutan rank

133rd

Switzerland rank

132nd

Land area over time

Bhutan
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 39,510 sq. km against 38,140 sq. km in Bhutan, a difference of 1,370 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bhutan ahead.

Globally, Bhutan ranks 133rd and Switzerland ranks 132nd of 216 countries.

Individual pages

Land area in Bhutan
Land area in Switzerland
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.