Netherlands is 2.28× the size of Beijing
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Beijing (municipality of China) about 16,300 km² (6,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 16,300km²Beijing
50 km
- Netherlands
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing fits inside Netherlands about 2.28 times by area.
- Netherlands is larger by 20,900 km² (8,050 mi²), which is 128% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Netherlands is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 17.9 million, 1.22× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 480 in Netherlands: Beijing is 2.81× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,770 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Netherlands at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Beijing at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Netherlands as 3.56× the size of Beijing instead of 2.28×.
- Together Netherlands and Beijing cover 53,400 km², close to the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina (51,800 km², 2.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 20,900 km², is about the size of El Salvador (20,500 km²).
- At Beijing's density, Netherlands would have 50.4 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Beijing would have 7.8 million (it has 21.9 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 12.1° of latitude, about 1,340 km, farther north than Beijing's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Beijing is the 29th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,340 km) north of Beijing.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Beijing would cover 53,400 km², about the same size as Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Together they have 39.8 million people, about as many people as Sudan.
- Counted as a country, Beijing would rank 159th by area and 60th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 480 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | – |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2020. 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 16,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,300 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