Netherlands is 1.16× the size of Hauts-de-France
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Hauts-de-France (region of France) about 32,000 km² (12,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 32,000km²Hauts-de-France
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- Netherlands
- Hauts-de-France
What fits
- Hauts-de-France is 86% of the size of Netherlands.
- Netherlands is larger by 5,120 km² (1,980 mi²), which is 16% of the area of Hauts-de-France.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Hauts-de-France about 1.04.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 6.0 million, 2.99× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 188 in Hauts-de-France: Netherlands is 2.56× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 322 km apart.
- Together Netherlands and Hauts-de-France cover 69,100 km², close to the size of Ireland (69,400 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 5,120 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Hauts-de-France's density, Netherlands would have 7.0 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Hauts-de-France would have 15.3 million (it has 6.0 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 2.3° of latitude, about 260 km, farther north than Hauts-de-France's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hauts-de-France is the 9th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 5.0% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 2° of latitude (roughly 256 km) north of Hauts-de-France.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Hauts-de-France about 5,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Hauts-de-France would cover 69,100 km², about the same size as Ireland.
- Together they have 23.9 million people, about as many people as Syria.
- Counted as a country, Hauts-de-France would rank 140th by area and 115th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Hauts-de-France | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 32,000 km²12,400 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 31,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 9th of 18in France |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 6.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 5th of 18in France |
| Density | 480 per km² | 188 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Lille |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 49°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2022. 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 31,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 32,000 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 Hauts-de-France is the departments 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