Netherlands is 1.12× the size of Moldova

Netherlands covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Moldova about 33,200 km² (12,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

37,100km²Netherlands
33,200km²Moldova

50 km

Netherlands
Moldova

Outlines show main territory. Netherlands also has about 295 km² of overseas territory. These are not drawn, and not counted in the comparison.

What fits

Moldova is 89% of the size of Netherlands.
Netherlands is larger by 3,900 km² (1,500 mi²), which is 12% of the area of Moldova.
Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Moldova about 1.08.

How they differ

Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 2.4 million, 7.45× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 73 in Moldova: Netherlands is 6.61× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 1,730 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Netherlands at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Moldova at 47°N about 2.2×, so the map shows Netherlands as 1.38× the size of Moldova instead of 1.12×.
Together Netherlands and Moldova cover 70,300 km², close to the size of Georgia (69,600 km², 1.0% smaller).
The gap between them, 3,900 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
At Moldova's density, Netherlands would have 2.7 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Moldova would have 15.9 million (it has 2.4 million).
Netherlands's centre is 5.1° of latitude, about 560 km, farther north than Moldova's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Netherlands	1.12×
More people	Netherlands	7.45×
More crowded	Netherlands	6.61×
Farther north	Netherlands	5.1° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Netherlands	2.7× against 2.2×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Netherlands	Moldova
Belgium 30,700 km²	1.21×	1.08×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	0.15×	0.14×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.10×	0.09×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.10×	0.09×
France 548,000 km²	0.07×	0.06×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.01×	0.01×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	1 in 228	1 in 255
United States 9,447,000 km²	1 in 255	1 in 285
Russia 16,980,000 km²	1 in 458	1 in 511

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Netherlands	Moldova
Area, main territory	37,100 km²14,300 mi²	33,200 km²12,800 mi²
Area with overseas territory	37,400 km²	33,200 km²
Population	17.9 millionWikidata, 2024	2.4 millionWikidata, 2024
Density	480 per km²	73 per km²
Official area	37,400 km²Wikidata	33,800 km²Wikidata
Capital	Amsterdam	Chișinău
Latitude range	51°N to 54°N	45°N to 48°N
Continent	Europe	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. 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 33,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 33,200 km², to within 2%.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
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: 2026-11-11

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