Netherlands is 1.22× the size of Guanajuato
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Guanajuato (state of Mexico) about 30,400 km² (11,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 30,400km²Guanajuato
50 km
- Netherlands
- Guanajuato
What fits
- Guanajuato is 82% of the size of Netherlands.
- Netherlands is larger by 6,680 km² (2,580 mi²), which is 22% of the area of Guanajuato.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Guanajuato about 0.99.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 5.9 million, 3.07× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 192 in Guanajuato: Netherlands is 2.49× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,250 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Netherlands at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Guanajuato at 21°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Netherlands as 2.84× the size of Guanajuato instead of 1.22×.
- Together Netherlands and Guanajuato cover 67,500 km², close to the size of Sri Lanka (66,300 km², 1.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 6,680 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Guanajuato's density, Netherlands would have 7.2 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Guanajuato would have 14.6 million (it has 5.9 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 31.4° of latitude, about 3,490 km, farther north than Guanajuato's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Guanajuato is the 22nd largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 31° of latitude (roughly 3,490 km) north of Guanajuato.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Guanajuato about 5,200 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Guanajuato would cover 67,500 km², about the same size as Sri Lanka.
- Together they have 23.8 million people, about as many people as Syria.
- Counted as a country, Guanajuato would rank 141st by area and 115th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Guanajuato | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 30,400 km²11,700 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 30,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 22nd of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 5.9 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 6th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 480 per km² | 192 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Guanajuato |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 20°N to 22°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2015. 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 30,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 30,400 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