Blank Map of Switzerland

Printable map of Switzerland with all 26 cantons, in four versions — blank, labeled, colored and with cities. Download as SVG, PNG or PDF. Public-domain data, no watermark.

Outlines only — no labels, no fill.

SVG (vector)

Any size, editable in Inkscape, Illustrator or Figma.

PNG (image)

PDF (print)

PNG and PDF files are drawn in your browser at the size you pick; nothing is uploaded. No watermark, no sign-up.

Switzerland at a glance

Cantons on the map	26
Area of the shapes drawn	41,419 km² · 15,992 mi²
Largest canton by area	Grisons — 7,017 km²
Smallest canton by area	Basel-Stadt — 40 km²
Places on the with-cities version	Geneva, Zürich, Basel, Bern, Lausanne, Luzern, Lugano, Biel, Saint Gallen, Chur

Areas are computed here from the full-resolution Natural Earth shapes on a sphere and are approximate; official figures differ, especially where coastlines and islands are generalised. Cities are the largest by Natural Earth's metro population figure (pop_max); squares mark national capitals.

All 26 cantons of Switzerland

Canton	Area, km² (approx.)	Area, mi² (approx.)
Aargau	1,424	550
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	239	92
Appenzell Innerrhoden	166	64
Basel-Landschaft	549	212
Basel-Stadt	40	15
Bern	5,920	2,286
Fribourg	1,645	635
Geneva	278	107
Glarus	672	259
Grisons	7,017	2,709
Jura	848	327
Lucerne	1,462	564
Neuchâtel	846	327
Nidwalden	272	105
Obwalden	483	186
Schaffhausen	329	127
Schwyz	908	351
Solothurn	773	298
St. Gallen	2,032	785
Thurgau	942	364
Ticino	2,920	1,127
Uri	1,070	413
Valais	5,297	2,045
Vaud	3,311	1,278
Zug	238	92
Zürich	1,738	671

Printing and using the map

Pick a version with the tabs above the map. Blank is outlines only; Labeled names each canton.
For paper, choose PDF and your page size. Wide maps are placed on a landscape page automatically.
Print at 100% or “Fit to page”. The PDF already leaves a half-inch margin.
For slides or documents, a 1,200 or 2,400 px PNG is enough. For a poster, use the 4,800 px PNG or the SVG.
To colour cantons by your own data, open the SVG in a design program: each canton is a separate path carrying its name.

About the boundaries

The shapes are Natural Earth's 1:10 million first-level administrative units (version 5.1), a public-domain dataset maintained by volunteers and the North American Cartographic Information Society. Where Natural Earth records a lower level of government than the one named here, its units are merged into the parent region, and names are given in common English forms.

The map uses an equal-area projection (Lambert azimuthal equal-area, centred on the map), so cantons keep their true relative sizes. It is simplified to about the detail visible at 2400 × 1539 pixels, and coloured so that no two touching cantons share a colour. The colours carry no meaning.

Limits: shorelines and small islands are generalised, very small cantons may be hard to see at letter size, and the map shows administrative divisions only — no rivers, roads or terrain. It is for teaching, illustration and planning, not for legal, survey or navigation use.

Sources

Natural Earth 1:10m Admin 1 – States, Provinces — public-domain boundaries, version 5.1
Natural Earth 1:10m Populated Places — city locations and the population figures used to pick them

Source files downloaded October 18, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

How many cantons are on this map of Switzerland?

26. That is the number of shapes after the grouping described under "About the boundaries"; every one of them is listed in the table on this page.

Can I use these maps for free, including commercially?

Yes. The maps are drawn from public-domain boundary data (Natural Earth) and this site adds no restrictions: use them in worksheets, slides, videos, products and print without attribution.

Which file should I download for printing?

The PDF, sized for your paper. It holds a 200 dpi image scaled to fit inside a half-inch margin and turns landscape automatically for wide maps. The SVG is vector and prints sharp at any size from a design program.

Do the four versions line up with each other?

Yes. The labeled, colored and with-cities versions are the blank SVG with labels, fills or city markers added on top, so the borders are identical. Print the blank one as a quiz and the labeled one as the answer key.

Why are some labels shortened?

Labels are sized to fit inside each canton. Where a name cannot fit even at the smallest readable size it is shortened with an ellipsis or replaced by its abbreviation. The full names are in the table below the map.

How accurate are the borders?

They come from Natural Earth, a public-domain dataset made for small-scale maps, simplified further to suit a 2400 × 1539 pixel drawing. Where borders are disputed, Natural Earth shows the line it considers in de facto use, which may differ from a particular government's position.