Netherlands is 1.07× the size of North Rhine-Westphalia
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and North Rhine-Westphalia (state of Germany) about 34,500 km² (13,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 34,500km²North Rhine-Westphalia
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- Netherlands
- North Rhine-Westphalia
What fits
- North Rhine-Westphalia is 93% of the size of Netherlands.
- Netherlands is larger by 2,560 km² (990 mi²), which is 7.4% of the area of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, North Rhine-Westphalia about 1.13.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 17.9 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 518 in North Rhine-Westphalia against 480 in Netherlands: North Rhine-Westphalia is 1.08× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 161 km apart.
- Together Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia cover 71,600 km², close to the size of Sierra Leone (71,600 km², 0.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,560 km², is about the size of Luxembourg (2,610 km²).
- At North Rhine-Westphalia's density, Netherlands would have 19.4 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, North Rhine-Westphalia would have 16.6 million (it has 17.9 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 0.8° of latitude, about 90 km, farther north than North Rhine-Westphalia's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- North Rhine-Westphalia is the 4th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 9.7% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 52°N and 51°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in North Rhine-Westphalia about 1,930 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia would cover 71,600 km², about the same size as Sierra Leone.
- Together they have 35.8 million people, about as many people as Angola.
- Counted as a country, North Rhine-Westphalia would rank 138th by area and 68th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 34,500 km²13,300 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 34,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 4th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Density | 480 per km² | 518 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Düsseldorf |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 50°N to 53°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 34,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 34,500 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
- 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