Netherlands is 2.20× the size of Hawaii
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Hawaii (state of the United States) about 16,800 km² (6,510 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 16,800km²Hawaii
100 km
- Netherlands
- Hawaii
What fits
- Hawaii fits inside Netherlands about 2.20 times by area.
- Netherlands is larger by 20,300 km² (7,820 mi²), which is 120% of the area of Hawaii.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Hawaii about 0.55.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 1.5 million, 12.3× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 86 in Hawaii: Netherlands is 5.55× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Netherlands at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Hawaii at 20°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Netherlands as 5.17× the size of Hawaii instead of 2.20×.
- Together Netherlands and Hawaii cover 54,000 km², close to the size of Croatia (55,000 km², 2.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 20,300 km², is about the size of Slovenia (20,300 km²).
- At Hawaii's density, Netherlands would have 3.2 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Hawaii would have 8.1 million (it has 1.5 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 32.0° of latitude, about 3,560 km, farther north than Hawaii's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hawaii is the 47th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 32° of latitude (roughly 3,560 km) north of Hawaii.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Hawaii about 11,580 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Hawaii would cover 54,000 km², about the same size as Croatia.
- Together they have 19.4 million people, about as many people as Chile.
- Counted as a country, Hawaii would rank 159th by area and 155th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Hawaii | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 16,800 km²6,510 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 28,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 47th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 40th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 480 per km² | 86 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Honolulu |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 19°N to 28°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%.
- Our measured 16,800 km² is 40% below Wikidata's official figure of 28,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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