Netherlands is 1.89× the size of New Jersey
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and New Jersey (state of the United States) about 19,700 km² (7,590 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 19,700km²New Jersey
50 km
- Netherlands
- New Jersey
What fits
- New Jersey is 53% of the size of Netherlands.
- Netherlands is larger by 17,400 km² (6,730 mi²), which is 89% of the area of New Jersey.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, New Jersey about 0.64.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 9.3 million, 1.93× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 472 in New Jersey: Netherlands is 1.02× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,990 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Netherlands at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and New Jersey at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Netherlands as 2.94× the size of New Jersey instead of 1.89×.
- Together Netherlands and New Jersey cover 56,800 km², close to the size of Togo (56,900 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 17,400 km², is about the size of Kuwait (17,500 km²).
- At New Jersey's density, Netherlands would have 17.7 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, New Jersey would have 9.4 million (it has 9.3 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 12.1° of latitude, about 1,340 km, farther north than New Jersey's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- New Jersey is the 46th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,340 km) north of New Jersey.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in New Jersey about 2,120 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and New Jersey would cover 56,800 km², about the same size as Togo.
- Together they have 27.2 million people, about as many people as Australia.
- Counted as a country, New Jersey would rank 155th by area and 96th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 19,700 km²7,590 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 22,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 46th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 9.3 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 11th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 480 per km² | 472 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Trenton |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 39°N to 41°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 19,700 km² is 13% below Wikidata's official figure of 22,600 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