Denmark vs Switzerland flag: how to tell them apart

Denmark's white cross runs right to the edges and sits towards the pole. Switzerland's flag is square, and its white cross floats in the centre.

Denmark

Switzerland

How to tell them apart

Denmark has a Nordic cross, which stretches to all four edges. Switzerland has a free-standing cross with equal arms in the centre.

Switzerland's national flag is square (1:1). Denmark's is 28:37, a normal rectangle.

Each arm of the Swiss cross is a rectangle: 7:6 for the vertical arms and 6:7 for the horizontal ones.

Swiss ships use a 2:3 rectangular version, so a rectangular Swiss flag is possible, but the cross still sits in the middle and not to one side.

Denmark's flag was recognised as the national flag on 8 May 1625, and legend dates it to 15 June 1219.

Denmark: Denmark has just one land neighbour: Germany.
Switzerland: Switzerland is landlocked, yet it touches five other countries.