Netherlands is 1.34× the size of Alagoas
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Alagoas (state of Brazil) about 27,600 km² (10,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 27,600km²Alagoas
100 km
- Netherlands
- Alagoas
What fits
- Alagoas is 74% of the size of Netherlands.
- Netherlands is larger by 9,480 km² (3,660 mi²), which is 34% of the area of Alagoas.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Alagoas about 0.90.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 3.1 million, 5.74× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 113 in Alagoas: Netherlands is 4.24× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,960 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Netherlands at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Alagoas at 10°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Netherlands as 3.49× the size of Alagoas instead of 1.34×.
- Together Netherlands and Alagoas cover 64,700 km², close to the size of Latvia (64,600 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 9,480 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Alagoas's density, Netherlands would have 4.2 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Alagoas would have 13.3 million (it has 3.1 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 61.8° of latitude, about 6,870 km, farther north than Alagoas's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Alagoas is the 25th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 62° of latitude (roughly 6,870 km) north of Alagoas, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Alagoas about 8,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Alagoas would cover 64,700 km², about the same size as Latvia.
- Together they have 21.1 million people, about as many people as Sri Lanka.
- Counted as a country, Alagoas would rank 144th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Alagoas | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 27,600 km²10,700 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 27,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 25th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 3.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 19th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 480 per km² | 113 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Maceió |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 11°S to 9°S |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 37,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 37,400 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 27,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 27,600 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