Netherlands is 1.91× the size of Apulia
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Apulia (region of Italy) about 19,500 km² (7,510 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 19,500km²Apulia
100 km
- Netherlands
- Apulia
What fits
- Apulia is 52% of the size of Netherlands.
- Netherlands is larger by 17,600 km² (6,810 mi²), which is 91% of the area of Apulia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Apulia about 0.63.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 4.0 million, 4.45× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 207 in Apulia: Netherlands is 2.32× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,510 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Netherlands at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Apulia at 41°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Netherlands as 2.90× the size of Apulia instead of 1.91×.
- Together Netherlands and Apulia cover 56,600 km², close to the size of Togo (56,900 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 17,600 km², is about the size of Kuwait (17,500 km²).
- At Apulia's density, Netherlands would have 7.7 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Apulia would have 9.3 million (it has 4.0 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 11.3° of latitude, about 1,250 km, farther north than Apulia's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Apulia is the 7th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 6.5% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,250 km) north of Apulia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Apulia about 4,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Apulia would cover 56,600 km², about the same size as Togo.
- Together they have 22.0 million people, about as many people as Mali.
- Counted as a country, Apulia would rank 155th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Apulia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 19,500 km²7,510 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 19,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 7th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 4.0 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 8th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 480 per km² | 207 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Bari |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 40°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2019. 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 19,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 19,500 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. The outline of Apulia is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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