Netherlands is 25.0× the size of Delhi
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Delhi (union territory of India) about 1,480 km² (572 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 1,480km²Delhi
50 km
- Netherlands
- Delhi
What fits
- Delhi fits inside Netherlands about 25.0 times by area.
- Netherlands is larger by 35,600 km² (13,800 mi²), which is 2,403% of the area of Delhi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Delhi about 0.05.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 16.8 million, 1.07× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 11,325 in Delhi against 480 in Netherlands: Delhi is 23.6× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,300 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Netherlands at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Delhi at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Netherlands as 51.4× the size of Delhi instead of 25.0×.
- Together Netherlands and Delhi cover 38,600 km², close to the size of Bhutan (40,400 km², 4.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 35,600 km², is about the size of Taiwan (36,200 km²).
- At Delhi's density, Netherlands would have 423.5 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Delhi would have 711,000 (it has 16.8 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 23.6° of latitude, about 2,620 km, farther north than Delhi's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Delhi is the 32nd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 24° of latitude (roughly 2,620 km) north of Delhi.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Delhi about 90 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Delhi would cover 38,600 km², 95% of the size of Bhutan.
- Together they have 34.7 million people, about as many people as Uzbekistan.
- Delhi is drawn from 40 points: at a size under 2,500 km² the outline is a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
- Counted as a country, Delhi would rank 183rd by area and 74th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Delhi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | Union TerritoryIndia |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 1,480 km²572 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 1,480 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 32nd of 36in India |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 16.8 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 19th of 36in India |
| Density | 480 per km² | 11,325 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | – |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 28°N to 29°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2011. 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 1,480 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,480 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