Netherlands is 2.40× the size of Iwate
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Iwate (prefecture of Japan) about 15,500 km² (5,970 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 15,500km²Iwate
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- Netherlands
- Iwate
What fits
- Iwate fits inside Netherlands about 2.40 times by area.
- Netherlands is larger by 21,600 km² (8,350 mi²), which is 140% of the area of Iwate.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Iwate about 0.50.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 1.2 million, 14.9× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 78 in Iwate: Netherlands is 6.16× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,950 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Netherlands at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Iwate at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Netherlands as 3.80× the size of Iwate instead of 2.40×.
- Together Netherlands and Iwate cover 52,600 km², close to the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina (51,800 km², 1.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 21,600 km², is about the size of Djibouti (21,800 km²).
- At Iwate's density, Netherlands would have 2.9 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Iwate would have 7.4 million (it has 1.2 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 12.7° of latitude, about 1,410 km, farther north than Iwate's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Iwate is the 2nd largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 46th most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,410 km) north of Iwate.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Iwate about 12,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Iwate would cover 52,600 km², about the same size as Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Together they have 19.1 million people, about as many people as Romania.
- Counted as a country, Iwate would rank 159th by area and 161st by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Iwate | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 15,500 km²5,970 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 15,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 2nd of 47in Japan |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 32nd of 47in Japan |
| Density | 480 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Morioka |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 39°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2021. 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 15,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 15,500 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