Netherlands is 1.71× the size of Manipur
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Manipur (state of India) about 21,700 km² (8,370 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 21,700km²Manipur
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- Netherlands
- Manipur
What fits
- Manipur is 58% of the size of Netherlands.
- Netherlands is larger by 15,400 km² (5,960 mi²), which is 71% of the area of Manipur.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Manipur about 0.71.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 2.9 million, 6.28× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 132 in Manipur: Netherlands is 3.64× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,750 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Netherlands at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Manipur at 25°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Netherlands as 3.77× the size of Manipur instead of 1.71×.
- Together Netherlands and Manipur cover 58,800 km², close to the size of Togo (56,900 km², 3.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 15,400 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Manipur's density, Netherlands would have 4.9 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Manipur would have 10.4 million (it has 2.9 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 27.5° of latitude, about 3,060 km, farther north than Manipur's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Manipur is the 25th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 28th most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 28° of latitude (roughly 3,060 km) north of Manipur.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Manipur about 7,590 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Manipur would cover 58,800 km², 1.03× the size of Togo.
- Together they have 20.8 million people, 97% as many people as Sri Lanka.
- Counted as a country, Manipur would rank 153rd by area and 139th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Manipur | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 21,700 km²8,370 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 22,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 25th of 36in India |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 25th of 36in India |
| Density | 480 per km² | 132 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Imphal |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 24°N to 26°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2011. 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 21,700 km² is 2.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 22,300 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