Netherlands is 1.25× the size of Galicia
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Galicia (autonomous community of Spain) about 29,600 km² (11,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 29,600km²Galicia
50 km
- Netherlands
- Galicia
What fits
- Galicia is 80% of the size of Netherlands.
- Netherlands is larger by 7,510 km² (2,900 mi²), which is 25% of the area of Galicia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Galicia about 0.96.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 2.7 million, 6.64× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 91 in Galicia: Netherlands is 5.25× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,460 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Netherlands at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Galicia at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Netherlands as 1.80× the size of Galicia instead of 1.25×.
- Together Netherlands and Galicia cover 66,700 km², close to the size of Sri Lanka (66,300 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 7,510 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Galicia's density, Netherlands would have 3.4 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Galicia would have 14.2 million (it has 2.7 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 9.5° of latitude, about 1,060 km, farther north than Galicia's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Galicia is the 7th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 5.8% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,060 km) north of Galicia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Galicia about 10,950 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Galicia would cover 66,700 km², about the same size as Sri Lanka.
- Together they have 20.6 million people, about as many people as Kazakhstan.
- Counted as a country, Galicia would rank 142nd by area and 140th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Galicia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 29,600 km²11,400 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 29,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 7th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 2.7 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 5th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 480 per km² | 91 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | – |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 42°N to 44°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024. 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 29,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 29,600 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 Galicia 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