Netherlands is 1.75× the size of Massachusetts
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Massachusetts (state of the United States) about 21,200 km² (8,170 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 21,200km²Massachusetts
100 km
- Netherlands
- Massachusetts
What fits
- Massachusetts is 57% of the size of Netherlands.
- Netherlands is larger by 15,900 km² (6,150 mi²), which is 75% of the area of Massachusetts.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Massachusetts about 0.69.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 7.0 million, 2.55× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 332 in Massachusetts: Netherlands is 1.44× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,660 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Netherlands at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Massachusetts at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Netherlands as 2.56× the size of Massachusetts instead of 1.75×.
- Together Netherlands and Massachusetts cover 58,300 km², close to the size of Togo (56,900 km², 2.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 15,900 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Massachusetts's density, Netherlands would have 12.4 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Massachusetts would have 10.2 million (it has 7.0 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 10.0° of latitude, about 1,110 km, farther north than Massachusetts's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Massachusetts is the 45th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,110 km) north of Massachusetts.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Massachusetts about 3,010 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Massachusetts would cover 58,300 km², about the same size as Togo.
- Together they have 25.0 million people, 1.05× as many people as Syria.
- Counted as a country, Massachusetts would rank 153rd by area and 106th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Massachusetts | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 21,200 km²8,170 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 27,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 45th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 7.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 15th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 480 per km² | 332 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Boston |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 41°N to 43°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 21,200 km² is 23% below Wikidata's official figure of 27,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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