Netherlands is 1.77× the size of Hesse
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Hesse (state of Germany) about 21,000 km² (8,110 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 21,000km²Hesse
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- Netherlands
- Hesse
What fits
- Hesse is 57% of the size of Netherlands.
- Netherlands is larger by 16,100 km² (6,210 mi²), which is 77% of the area of Hesse.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Hesse about 0.69.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 6.2 million, 2.89× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 295 in Hesse: Netherlands is 1.62× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 303 km apart.
- Together Netherlands and Hesse cover 58,100 km², close to the size of Togo (56,900 km², 2.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 16,100 km², is about the size of Eswatini (17,100 km²).
- At Hesse's density, Netherlands would have 11.0 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Hesse would have 10.1 million (it has 6.2 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 1.7° of latitude, about 190 km, farther north than Hesse's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hesse is the 7th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.9% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 52°N and 51°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Hesse about 3,390 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Hesse would cover 58,100 km², about the same size as Togo.
- Together they have 24.2 million people, about as many people as Syria.
- Counted as a country, Hesse would rank 153rd by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Hesse | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 21,000 km²8,110 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 21,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 7th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 5th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 480 per km² | 295 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Wiesbaden |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 49°N to 52°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 21,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 21,000 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
- 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