Netherlands is 1.85× the size of Rhineland-Palatinate
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Rhineland-Palatinate (state of Germany) about 20,100 km² (7,760 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 20,100km²Rhineland-Palatinate
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- Netherlands
- Rhineland-Palatinate
What fits
- Rhineland-Palatinate is 54% of the size of Netherlands.
- Netherlands is larger by 17,000 km² (6,570 mi²), which is 85% of the area of Rhineland-Palatinate.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Rhineland-Palatinate about 0.66.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 4.1 million, 4.38× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 204 in Rhineland-Palatinate: Netherlands is 2.36× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 293 km apart.
- Together Netherlands and Rhineland-Palatinate cover 57,200 km², close to the size of Togo (56,900 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 17,000 km², is about the size of Eswatini (17,100 km²).
- At Rhineland-Palatinate's density, Netherlands would have 7.6 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Rhineland-Palatinate would have 9.6 million (it has 4.1 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 2.4° of latitude, about 260 km, farther north than Rhineland-Palatinate's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Rhineland-Palatinate is the 9th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.6% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 2° of latitude (roughly 262 km) north of Rhineland-Palatinate.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Rhineland-Palatinate about 4,910 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Rhineland-Palatinate would cover 57,200 km², about the same size as Togo.
- Together they have 22.0 million people, about as many people as Mali.
- Counted as a country, Rhineland-Palatinate would rank 155th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 20,100 km²7,760 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 19,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 9th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 4.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 6th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 480 per km² | 204 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Mainz |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 49°N to 51°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 19,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,100 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
- 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