Netherlands is 1.10× the size of Hainan
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Hainan (province of China) about 33,800 km² (13,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 33,800km²Hainan
50 km
- Netherlands
- Hainan
What fits
- Hainan is 91% of the size of Netherlands.
- Netherlands is larger by 3,260 km² (1,260 mi²), which is 9.6% of the area of Hainan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Hainan about 1.10.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 10.1 million, 1.78× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 298 in Hainan: Netherlands is 1.61× 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 Hainan at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Netherlands as 2.61× the size of Hainan instead of 1.10×.
- Together Netherlands and Hainan cover 70,900 km², close to the size of United Arab Emirates (71,100 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,260 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Hainan's density, Netherlands would have 11.1 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Hainan would have 16.2 million (it has 10.1 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 33.1° of latitude, about 3,680 km, farther north than Hainan's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hainan is the 28th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.4% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 33° of latitude (roughly 3,680 km) north of Hainan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Hainan about 3,360 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Hainan would cover 70,900 km², about the same size as the United Arab Emirates.
- Together they have 28.0 million people, about as many people as Yemen.
- Counted as a country, Hainan would rank 138th by area and 92nd by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Hainan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 33,800 km²13,100 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 33,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 28th of 31in China |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 28th of 31in China |
| Density | 480 per km² | 298 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Haikou |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 18°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2020. 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 33,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 33,800 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