Netherlands is 2.45× the size of Calabria
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Calabria (region of Italy) about 15,100 km² (5,840 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 15,100km²Calabria
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- Netherlands
- Calabria
What fits
- Calabria fits inside Netherlands about 2.45 times by area.
- Netherlands is larger by 22,000 km² (8,490 mi²), which is 145% of the area of Calabria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Calabria about 0.49.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 1.9 million, 9.22× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 129 in Calabria: Netherlands is 3.73× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,690 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Netherlands at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Calabria at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Netherlands as 3.95× the size of Calabria instead of 2.45×.
- Together Netherlands and Calabria cover 52,200 km², close to the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina (51,800 km², 0.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 22,000 km², is about the size of Israel (22,100 km²).
- At Calabria's density, Netherlands would have 4.8 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Calabria would have 7.3 million (it has 1.9 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 13.2° of latitude, about 1,470 km, farther north than Calabria's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Calabria is the 10th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 5.0% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,470 km) north of Calabria.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Calabria about 7,770 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Calabria would cover 52,200 km², about the same size as Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Together they have 19.9 million people, about as many people as Kazakhstan.
- Counted as a country, Calabria would rank 159th by area and 149th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Calabria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 15,100 km²5,840 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 15,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 10th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 1.9 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 10th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 480 per km² | 129 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Catanzaro |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 38°N to 40°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 15,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 15,100 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 Calabria 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