Bahia is 15.1× the size of Netherlands
Bahia (state of Brazil) covers about 560,000 km² (216,000 mi²) and Netherlands (Europe) about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 560,000km²Bahia
- 37,100km²Netherlands
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- Bahia
- Netherlands
What fits
- Netherlands fits inside Bahia about 15.1 times by area.
- Bahia is larger by 523,000 km² (202,000 mi²), which is 1,409% of the area of Netherlands.
- Measured in Belgiums: Bahia is about 18.3, Netherlands about 1.21.
How they differ
- Bahia is larger, but Netherlands has the larger population: 17.9 million against 14.1 million, 1.27× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 25 in Bahia: Netherlands is 19.0× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,500 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Bahia at 12°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Netherlands at 52°N about 2.7×, so the map shows Bahia as 5.93× the size of Netherlands instead of 15.1×.
- Together Bahia and Netherlands cover 597,000 km², close to the size of Madagascar (593,000 km², 0.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 523,000 km², is about the size of Thailand (514,000 km²).
- At Netherlands's density, Bahia would have 268.7 million people (it has 14.1 million). At Bahia's density, Netherlands would have 944,000 (it has 17.9 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 64.7° of latitude, about 7,200 km, farther north than Bahia's.
- Bahia is the 5th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 6.6% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Netherlands lies about 65° of latitude (roughly 7,200 km) north of Bahia, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Bahia would have about 39,600 m² and each person in Netherlands about 2,080 m².
- Laid side by side, Bahia and Netherlands would cover 597,000 km², about the same size as Madagascar.
- Together they have 32.1 million people, about as many people as Madagascar.
- Counted as a country, Bahia would rank 49th by area and 76th by population.
Side by side
| Bahia | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateBrazil | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 560,000 km²216,000 mi² | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² |
| Official area | 566,000 km²Wikidata | 37,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 27in Brazil | 136th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 14.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 27in Brazil | 67th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 25 per km² | 480 per km² |
| Capital | Salvador | Amsterdam |
| Latitude range | 18°S to 9°S | 51°N to 54°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 566,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 560,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 37,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 37,400 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12