List of Cantons of Switzerland by area

{{Switzerland Cantons Labelled Map|float=right}}
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]].

{| border style="border-collapse:collapse" class="sortable"
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! Rank
! [[Area]]<br>[[km²]]
! % of<br>total
! colspan="3"| [[Cantons of Switzerland|Canton]]
! [[Population|Pop.]]
! [[Population density|Dens.]]
|- align="right"
| 1st
| [[1 E9 m²|7105]]
| 17.2%
| GR
| align="left" | [[Graubünden]]
| [[Image:Grisons-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Graubünden]]
| 185,700
| 26
|- align="right"
| 2nd
| [[1 E9 m²|5959]]
| 14.4%
| BE
| align="left" | [[Canton of Bern|Berne]]
| [[Image:Berne-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Berne]]
| 947,100
| 158
|- align="right"
| 3rd
| [[1 E9 m²|5224]]
| 12.7%
| VS
| align="left" | [[Valais]]
| [[Image:Valais-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Valais]]
| 278,200
| 53
|- align="right"
| 4th
| [[1 E9 m²|3212]]
| 7.8%
| VD
| align="left" | [[Vaud]]
| [[Image:Vaud-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Vaud]]
| 626,200
| 194
|- align="right"
| 5th
| [[1 E9 m²|2812]]
| 6.8%
| TI
| align="left" | [[Ticino]]
| [[Image:Tessin-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Ticino]]
| 311,900
| 110
|- align="right"
| 6th
| [[1 E9 m²|2026]]
| 4.9%
| SG
| align="left" | [[Canton of St. Gallen|St. Gallen]]
| [[Image:St.Gallen-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|St. Gallen]]
| 452,600
| 223
|- align="right"
| 7th
| [[1 E9 m²|1729]]
| 4.2%
| ZH
| align="left" | [[Canton of Zürich|Zürich]]
| [[Image:Zurich-coat of arms.svg|10px|Zürich]]
| 1,228,600
| 710
|- align="right"
| 8th
| [[1 E9 m²|1671]]
| 4%
| FR
| align="left" | [[Canton of Fribourg|Fribourg]]
| [[Image:Fribourg-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Fribourg]]
| 239,100
| 143
|- align="right"
| 9th
| [[1 E9 m²|1493]]
| 3.6%
| LU
| align="left" | [[Canton of Lucerne|Lucerne]]
| [[Image:Lucerne-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Lucerne]]
| 350,600
| 234
|- align="right"
| 10th
| [[1 E9 m²|1404]]
| 3.4%
| AG
| align="left" | [[Aargau]]
| [[Image:Argovie-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Aargau]]
| 550,900
| 392
|- align="right"
| 11th
| [[1 E9 m²|1077]]
| 2.6%
| UR
| align="left" | [[Canton of Uri|Uri]]
| [[Image:Uri-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Uri]]
| 35,000
| 32
|- align="right"
| 12th
| [[1 E8 m²|991]]
| 2.4%
| TG
| align="left" | [[Thurgau]]
| [[Image:Thurgovie-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Thurgau]]
| 228,200
| 230
|- align="right"
| 13th
| [[1 E8 m²|908]]
| 2.2%
| SZ
| align="left" | [[Canton of Schwyz|Schwyz]]
| [[Image:Schwytz-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Schwyz]]
| 131,400
| 144
|- align="right"
| 14th
| [[1 E8 m²|838]]
| 2%
| JU
| align="left" | [[Canton of Jura|Jura]]
| [[Image:Jura-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Jura]]
| 69,100
| 82
|- align="right"
| 15th
| [[1 E8 m²|803]]
| 1.9%
| NE
| align="left" | [[Canton of Neuchâtel|Neuchâtel]]
| [[Image:Neuchatel-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Neuchâtel]]
| 166,500
| 207
|- align="right"
| 16th
| [[1 E8 m²|791]]
| 1.9%
| SO
| align="left" | [[Canton of Solothurn|Solothurn]]
| [[Image:Solothurn-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Solothurn]]
| 245,500
| 310
|- align="right"
| 17th
| [[1 E8 m²|685]]
| 1.7%
| GL
| align="left" | [[Canton of Glarus|Glarus]]
| [[Image:Glaris-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Glarus]]
| 38,300
| 55
|- align="right"
| 18th
| [[1 E8 m²|518]]
| 1.3%
| BL
| align="left" | [[Basel-Country]]
| [[Image:BaleCampagne-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Basel-Country]]
| 261,400
| 504
|- align="right"
| 19th
| [[1 E8 m²|491]]
| 1.2%
| OW
| align="left" | [[Obwalden]]
| [[Image:Obwald-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Obwalden]]
| 32,700
| 66
|- align="right"
| 20th
| [[1 E8 m²|298]]
| 0.7%
| SH
| align="left" | [[Canton of Schaffhausen|Schaffhausen]]
| [[Image:Schaffhouse-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Schaffhausen]]
| 73,400
| 246
|- align="right"
| 21st
| [[1 E8 m²|282]]
| 0.7%
| GE
| align="left" | [[Canton of Geneva|Geneva]]
| [[Image:Geneve-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Geneva]]
| 414,300
| 1469
|- align="right"
| 22nd
| [[1 E8 m²|276]]
| 0.7%
| NW
| align="left" | [[Nidwalden]]
| [[Image:Nidwald-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Nidwalden]]
| 38,600
| 139
|- align="right"
| 23rd
| [[1 E8 m²|243]]
| 0.6%
| AR
| align="left" | [[Appenzell Ausserrhoden]]
| [[Image:AppenzellRE-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Appenzell Ausserrhoden]]
| 53,200
| 218
|- align="right"
| 24th
| [[1 E8 m²|239]]
| 0.6%
| ZG
| align="left" | [[Canton of Zug|Zug]]
| [[Image:Zug-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Zug]]
| 100,900
| 422
|- align="right"
| 25th
| [[1 E8 m²|173]]
| 0.4%
| AI
| align="left" | [[Appenzell Innerrhoden]]
| [[Image:AppenzellRI-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|Appenzell Innerrhoden]]
| 15,000
| 86
|- align="right"
| 26th
| [[1 E7 m²|37]]
| 0.1%
| BS
| align="left" | [[Basel-City]]
| [[Image:Bale-coat_of_arms.svg|10px|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.

[[Category:Cantons of Switzerland|*by area]]
[[Category:Geography of Switzerland]]
[[Category:Lists of country subdivisions|Switzerland, Cantons]]

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