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title: "China vs Switzerland — area, population, currency"
description: "China is 9,596,960 km² with 1,406,585,000 people; Switzerland is 41,277 km² with 9,092,436. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-switzerland/
site: "At One Place"
---

# China vs Switzerland

**China vs Switzerland: China is larger; China has more people**

9,596,960 km² vs 41,277 km² · 1,406,585,000 vs 9,092,436

China is 233 times larger than Switzerland — 9,596,960 against 41,277 km². China is 155 times more populous than Switzerland — 1,406,585,000 against 9,092,436 people.

## Side by side

|  | China | Switzerland |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Beijing | Bern |
| Area | 9,596,960 km² | 41,277 km² |
| Population | 1,406,585,000 (2025) | 9,092,436 (2025) |
| Density | 146.6 /km² | 220.3 /km² |
| Currency | Chinese yuan (CNY) | Swiss franc (CHF) |
| Official languages | Standard Chinese | German, French, Italian, Romansh |
| Time zones | UTC+08:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +86 | +41 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Asia | Europe |
| ISO codes | CN / CHN | CH / CHE |

## Population density

Switzerland is 1.5 times more densely populated than China — 220 against 147 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin.

## Practical differences

- Different currencies: the Chinese yuan and the Swiss franc.
- Different continents — Asia and Europe.

## China

The largest country in the world using a single time zone, so the sun rises in the far west around three hours later by the clock than in Beijing. China has a land border with fourteen countries — more than any other state except Russia, which also has fourteen. Its terrain runs from Mount Everest on the Nepalese border to the Turpan Depression at 154 m below sea level.

## Switzerland

The most mountainous country in Europe: the Alps cover about sixty percent of it and it has 48 peaks over 4,000 m. The Gotthard Base Tunnel, 57 km long, is the longest and deepest rail tunnel in the world. Switzerland has four official languages and about 1,500 lakes.

> Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year.

## Common questions

### Is China bigger than Switzerland?

China is larger — 9,596,960 km² against 41,277 km².

### Which has more people, China or Switzerland?

China, with 1,406,585,000 against 9,092,436.

### What is the time difference between China and Switzerland?

China is UTC+08:00 and Switzerland is UTC+01:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

- [China](https://atoneplace.net/country/china/)
- [Switzerland](https://atoneplace.net/country/switzerland/)
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## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]