Netherlands is 1.65× the size of Emilia-Romagna
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Emilia-Romagna (region of Italy) about 22,500 km² (8,690 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 22,500km²Emilia-Romagna
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- Netherlands
- Emilia-Romagna
What fits
- Emilia-Romagna is 61% of the size of Netherlands.
- Netherlands is larger by 14,600 km² (5,630 mi²), which is 65% of the area of Emilia-Romagna.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Emilia-Romagna about 0.73.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 4.5 million, 4.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 198 in Emilia-Romagna: Netherlands is 2.42× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 949 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Netherlands at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Emilia-Romagna at 45°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Netherlands as 2.24× the size of Emilia-Romagna instead of 1.65×.
- Together Netherlands and Emilia-Romagna cover 59,600 km², close to the size of Togo (56,900 km², 4.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 14,600 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Emilia-Romagna's density, Netherlands would have 7.4 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Emilia-Romagna would have 10.8 million (it has 4.5 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 7.7° of latitude, about 860 km, farther north than Emilia-Romagna's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Emilia-Romagna is the 6th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 7.5% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 860 km) north of Emilia-Romagna.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Emilia-Romagna about 5,050 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Emilia-Romagna would cover 59,600 km², 1.05× the size of Togo.
- Together they have 22.4 million people, about as many people as Mali.
- Counted as a country, Emilia-Romagna would rank 150th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Emilia-Romagna | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 22,500 km²8,690 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 22,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 6th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 6th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 480 per km² | 198 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Bologna |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 44°N to 45°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 22,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 22,500 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 Emilia-Romagna 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