Kerala is 1.02× the size of Netherlands
Kerala (state of India) covers about 37,700 km² (14,600 mi²) and Netherlands (Europe) about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,700km²Kerala
- 37,100km²Netherlands
50 km
- Kerala
- Netherlands
What fits
- Netherlands is 98% of the size of Kerala.
- Kerala is larger by 622 km² (240 mi²), which is 1.7% of the area of Netherlands.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kerala is about 1.23, Netherlands about 1.21.
How they differ
- Kerala also has the larger population: 33.4 million against 17.9 million, 1.86× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 886 in Kerala against 480 in Netherlands: Kerala is 1.85× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,790 km apart.
- On a standard web map Netherlands looks larger than Kerala: Kerala at 10°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Netherlands at 52°N about 2.7×, so the map shows Netherlands as 2.54× the size of Kerala, when Kerala is 1.02× the size of Netherlands.
- Together Kerala and Netherlands cover 74,800 km², close to the size of Panama (74,500 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 622 km², is about the size of Micronesia (634 km²).
- At Netherlands's density, Kerala would have 18.1 million people (it has 33.4 million). At Kerala's density, Netherlands would have 33.1 million (it has 17.9 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 41.8° of latitude, about 4,650 km, farther north than Kerala's.
- Kerala is the 23rd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Netherlands lies about 42° of latitude (roughly 4,650 km) north of Kerala.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kerala would have about 1,130 m² and each person in Netherlands about 2,080 m².
- Laid side by side, Kerala and Netherlands would cover 74,800 km², about the same size as Panama.
- Together they have 51.3 million people, about as many people as South Korea.
- Counted as a country, Kerala would rank 136th by area and 45th by population.
Side by side
| Kerala | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 37,700 km²14,600 mi² | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² |
| Official area | 38,900 km²Wikidata | 37,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 23rd of 36in India | 136th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 33.4 millionWikidata, 2011 | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 13th of 36in India | 67th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 886 per km² | 480 per km² |
| Capital | Thiruvananthapuram | Amsterdam |
| Latitude range | 8°N to 13°N | 51°N to 54°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 37,700 km² is 2.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 38,900 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- 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