Netherlands is 1.07× the size of Puebla
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Puebla (state of Mexico) about 34,600 km² (13,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 34,600km²Puebla
50 km
- Netherlands
- Puebla
What fits
- Puebla is 93% of the size of Netherlands.
- Netherlands is larger by 2,510 km² (970 mi²), which is 7.3% of the area of Puebla.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Puebla about 1.13.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 6.2 million, 2.91× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 178 in Puebla: Netherlands is 2.69× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,220 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Netherlands at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Puebla at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Netherlands as 2.56× the size of Puebla instead of 1.07×.
- Together Netherlands and Puebla cover 71,700 km², close to the size of Sierra Leone (71,600 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,510 km², is about the size of Luxembourg (2,610 km²).
- At Puebla's density, Netherlands would have 6.7 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Puebla would have 16.6 million (it has 6.2 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 33.3° of latitude, about 3,700 km, farther north than Puebla's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Puebla is the 21st largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 33° of latitude (roughly 3,700 km) north of Puebla.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Puebla about 5,610 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Puebla would cover 71,700 km², about the same size as Sierra Leone.
- Together they have 24.1 million people, about as many people as Syria.
- Counted as a country, Puebla would rank 138th by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Puebla | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 34,600 km²13,400 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 34,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 21st of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 5th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 480 per km² | 178 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 18°N to 21°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2015. 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 34,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 34,600 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