Germany is 9.64× the size of Netherlands
Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Netherlands about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 358,000km²Germany
- 37,100km²Netherlands
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- Germany
- Netherlands
Outlines show main territory. Netherlands also has about 295 km² of overseas territory. These are not drawn, and not counted in the comparison.
What fits
- Netherlands fits inside Germany about 9.64 times by area.
- Germany is larger by 321,000 km² (124,000 mi²), which is 864% of the area of Netherlands.
- Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Netherlands about 1.21.
How they differ
- Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 17.9 million, 4.65× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 233 in Germany: Netherlands is 2.06× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 357 km apart.
- Together Germany and Netherlands cover 395,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 1.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 321,000 km², is about the size of Ivory Coast (321,000 km²).
- At Netherlands's density, Germany would have 171.6 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Netherlands would have 8.7 million (it has 17.9 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 1.2° of latitude, about 130 km, farther north than Germany's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Germany | 9.64× |
| More people | Germany | 4.65× |
| More crowded | Netherlands | 2.06× |
| Farther north | Netherlands | 1.2° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Netherlands | 2.7× against 2.5× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Germany | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 11.7× | 1.21× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.47× | 0.15× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.96× | 0.10× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.65× | 0.07× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.01× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 228 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 255 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 1 in 458 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Germany | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 358,000 km²138,000 mi² | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² |
| Area with overseas territory | 358,000 km² | 37,400 km² |
| Population | 83.5 millionWikidata, 2025 | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 233 per km² | 480 per km² |
| Official area | 358,000 km²Wikidata | 37,400 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Berlin | Amsterdam |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 55°N | 51°N to 54°N |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 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 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11