Netherlands is 1.86× the size of Kanchanaburi
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Kanchanaburi (province of Thailand) about 20,000 km² (7,710 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 20,000km²Kanchanaburi
50 km
- Netherlands
- Kanchanaburi
What fits
- Kanchanaburi is 54% of the size of Netherlands.
- Netherlands is larger by 17,100 km² (6,620 mi²), which is 86% of the area of Kanchanaburi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Kanchanaburi about 0.65.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 892,000, 20.1× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 45 in Kanchanaburi: Netherlands is 10.7× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,960 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Netherlands at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Kanchanaburi at 15°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Netherlands as 4.65× the size of Kanchanaburi instead of 1.86×.
- Together Netherlands and Kanchanaburi cover 57,100 km², close to the size of Togo (56,900 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 17,100 km², is about the size of Eswatini (17,100 km²).
- At Kanchanaburi's density, Netherlands would have 1.7 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Kanchanaburi would have 9.6 million (it has 892,000).
- Netherlands's centre is 37.7° of latitude, about 4,190 km, farther north than Kanchanaburi's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Kanchanaburi is the 3rd largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 3.9% of its area; it is the 74th most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 38° of latitude (roughly 4,190 km) north of Kanchanaburi.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Kanchanaburi about 22,370 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Kanchanaburi would cover 57,100 km², about the same size as Togo.
- Together they have 18.8 million people, about as many people as Romania.
- Counted as a country, Kanchanaburi would rank 155th by area and 164th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Kanchanaburi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | ProvinceThailand |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 20,000 km²7,710 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 19,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 3rd of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 892,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 26th of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 480 per km² | 45 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Kanchanaburi |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 14°N to 16°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 20,000 km² is 2.4% above Wikidata's official figure of 19,500 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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