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List of Cantons of Switzerland by area |
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This is a lists of Cantons of Switzerland ranked by area. Note that half-cantons are listed separately; counting full cantons, Unterwalden ranks 17th before Glarus, Basel 19th before Appenzell, in turn ranking before Schaffhausen.
| Rank | Area km² |
% of total |
Canton | Pop. | Dens. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 17.2% | GR | Graubünden | 185,700 | 26 | ||
| 2nd | 14.4% | BE | Berne | 947,100 | 158 | ||
| 3rd | 12.7% | VS | Valais | 278,200 | 53 | ||
| 4th | 7.8% | VD | Vaud | 626,200 | 194 | ||
| 5th | 6.8% | TI | Ticino | 311,900 | 110 | ||
| 6th | 4.9% | SG | St. Gallen | 452,600 | 223 | ||
| 7th | 4.2% | ZH | Zürich | 1,228,600 | 710 | ||
| 8th | 4% | FR | Fribourg | 239,100 | 143 | ||
| 9th | 3.6% | LU | Lucerne | 350,600 | 234 | ||
| 10th | 3.4% | AG | Aargau | 550,900 | 392 | ||
| 11th | 2.6% | UR | Uri | 35,000 | 32 | ||
| 12th | 2.4% | TG | Thurgau | 228,200 | 230 | ||
| 13th | 2.2% | SZ | Schwyz | 131,400 | 144 | ||
| 14th | 2% | JU | Jura | 69,100 | 82 | ||
| 15th | 1.9% | NE | Neuchâtel | 166,500 | 207 | ||
| 16th | 1.9% | SO | Solothurn | 245,500 | 310 | ||
| 17th | 1.7% | GL | Glarus | 38,300 | 55 | ||
| 18th | 1.3% | BL | Basel-Country | 261,400 | 504 | ||
| 19th | 1.2% | OW | Obwalden | 32,700 | 66 | ||
| 20th | 0.7% | SH | Schaffhausen | 73,400 | 246 | ||
| 21st | 0.7% | GE | Geneva | 414,300 | 1469 | ||
| 22nd | 0.7% | NW | Nidwalden | 38,600 | 139 | ||
| 23rd | 0.6% | AR | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 53,200 | 218 | ||
| 24th | 0.6% | ZG | Zug | 100,900 | 422 | ||
| 25th | 0.4% | AI | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 15,000 | 86 | ||
| 26th | 0.1% | BS | Basel-City | 186,700 | 5045 | ||
Notes:
- Population from Cantons of Switzerland#List and map (2001 data)
- Population density is calculated on the area in the table, rather than on land area only.
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