Netherlands is 1.23× the size of Normandy
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Normandy (region of France) about 30,100 km² (11,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 30,100km²Normandy
50 km
- Netherlands
- Normandy
What fits
- Normandy is 81% of the size of Netherlands.
- Netherlands is larger by 6,970 km² (2,690 mi²), which is 23% of the area of Normandy.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Normandy about 0.98.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 3.3 million, 5.37× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 111 in Normandy: Netherlands is 4.33× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 520 km apart.
- Together Netherlands and Normandy cover 67,200 km², close to the size of Sri Lanka (66,300 km², 1.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 6,970 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Normandy's density, Netherlands would have 4.1 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Normandy would have 14.5 million (it has 3.3 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 3.1° of latitude, about 350 km, farther north than Normandy's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Normandy is the 11th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 4.7% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 350 km) north of Normandy.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Normandy about 9,020 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Normandy would cover 67,200 km², about the same size as Sri Lanka.
- Together they have 21.3 million people, about as many people as Sri Lanka.
- Counted as a country, Normandy would rank 141st by area and 136th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Normandy | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 30,100 km²11,600 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 29,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 11th of 18in France |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 3.3 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 10th of 18in France |
| Density | 480 per km² | 111 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Rouen |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 48°N to 50°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2022. 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 29,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 30,100 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 Normandy is the departments 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