Netherlands is 1.36× the size of Brittany
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Brittany (region of France) about 27,300 km² (10,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 27,300km²Brittany
50 km
- Netherlands
- Brittany
What fits
- Brittany is 74% of the size of Netherlands.
- Netherlands is larger by 9,760 km² (3,770 mi²), which is 36% of the area of Brittany.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Brittany about 0.89.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 3.4 million, 5.24× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 125 in Brittany: Netherlands is 3.83× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 750 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Netherlands at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Brittany at 48°N about 2.2×, so the map shows Netherlands as 1.61× the size of Brittany instead of 1.36×.
- Together Netherlands and Brittany cover 64,400 km², close to the size of Latvia (64,600 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 9,760 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Brittany's density, Netherlands would have 4.7 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Brittany would have 13.1 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 4.1° of latitude, about 450 km, farther north than Brittany's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Brittany is the 12th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 4.3% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 453 km) north of Brittany.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Brittany about 7,990 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Brittany would cover 64,400 km², about the same size as Latvia.
- Together they have 21.4 million people, about as many people as Sri Lanka.
- Counted as a country, Brittany would rank 144th by area and 135th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Brittany | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 27,300 km²10,600 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 27,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 12th of 18in France |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 9th of 18in France |
| Density | 480 per km² | 125 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Rennes |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 47°N to 49°N |
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 27,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 27,300 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. The outline of Brittany is the departments 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