Netherlands is 1.18× the size of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (region of France) about 31,300 km² (12,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

37,100km²Netherlands
31,300km²Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

50 km

Netherlands
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

What fits

Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur is 84% of the size of Netherlands.
Netherlands is larger by 5,760 km² (2,220 mi²), which is 18% of the area of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur about 1.02.

How they differ

Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 5.2 million, 3.47× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 165 in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: Netherlands is 2.91× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 925 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Netherlands at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur at 44°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Netherlands as 1.64× the size of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur instead of 1.18×.
Together Netherlands and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur cover 68,400 km², close to the size of Ireland (69,400 km², 1.5% bigger).
The gap between them, 5,760 km², is about the size of Brunei (5,720 km²).
At Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur's density, Netherlands would have 6.2 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur would have 15.0 million (it has 5.2 million).
Netherlands's centre is 8.3° of latitude, about 920 km, farther north than Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur's.
Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur is the 10th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 4.9% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
Netherlands lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 924 km) north of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur about 6,060 m².
Laid side by side, Netherlands and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur would cover 68,400 km², about the same size as Ireland.
Together they have 23.1 million people, about as many people as Burkina Faso.
Counted as a country, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur would rank 140th by area and 122nd by population.

Side by side

	Netherlands	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Is a	CountryEurope	RegionFrance
Area, measured	37,100 km²14,300 mi²	31,300 km²12,100 mi²
Official area	37,400 km²Wikidata	31,400 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	136th of 239worldwide	10th of 18in France
Population	17.9 millionWikidata, 2024	5.2 millionWikidata, 2022
Rank by population	67th of 237worldwide	7th of 18in France
Density	480 per km²	165 per km²
Capital	Amsterdam	Marseille
Latitude range	51°N to 54°N	43°N to 45°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 31,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 31,300 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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur 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

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