Netherlands is 1.55× the size of Lombardy
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Lombardy (region of Italy) about 24,000 km² (9,260 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 24,000km²Lombardy
50 km
- Netherlands
- Lombardy
What fits
- Lombardy is 65% of the size of Netherlands.
- Netherlands is larger by 13,100 km² (5,070 mi²), which is 55% of the area of Lombardy.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Lombardy about 0.78.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 10.1 million, 1.78× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 420 in Lombardy: Netherlands is 1.14× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 799 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Netherlands at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Lombardy at 46°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Netherlands as 2.02× the size of Lombardy instead of 1.55×.
- Together Netherlands and Lombardy cover 61,100 km², close to the size of Latvia (64,600 km², 5.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 13,100 km², is about the size of Bahamas (12,600 km²).
- At Lombardy's density, Netherlands would have 15.7 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Lombardy would have 11.5 million (it has 10.1 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 6.6° of latitude, about 740 km, farther north than Lombardy's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Lombardy is the 4th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 8.0% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 738 km) north of Lombardy.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Lombardy about 2,380 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Lombardy would cover 61,100 km², 95% of the size of Latvia.
- Together they have 28.0 million people, about as many people as Yemen.
- Counted as a country, Lombardy would rank 150th by area and 92nd by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Lombardy | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 24,000 km²9,260 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 23,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 4th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 1st of 20in Italy |
| Density | 480 per km² | 420 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Milan |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 45°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2019. 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 23,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 24,000 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 Lombardy is the provinces 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