Netherlands is 1.54× the size of Sardinia (Italy)
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Sardinia (Italy) (region of Italy) about 24,100 km² (9,310 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 24,100km²Sardinia (Italy)
50 km
- Netherlands
- Sardinia (Italy)
What fits
- Sardinia (Italy) is 65% of the size of Netherlands.
- Netherlands is larger by 13,000 km² (5,010 mi²), which is 54% of the area of Sardinia (Italy).
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Sardinia (Italy) about 0.79.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 1.6 million, 11.0× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 68 in Sardinia (Italy): Netherlands is 7.10× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,380 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Netherlands at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Sardinia (Italy) at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Netherlands as 2.40× the size of Sardinia (Italy) instead of 1.54×.
- Together Netherlands and Sardinia (Italy) cover 61,200 km², close to the size of Latvia (64,600 km², 5.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 13,000 km², is about the size of Bahamas (12,600 km²).
- At Sardinia (Italy)'s density, Netherlands would have 2.5 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Sardinia (Italy) would have 11.6 million (it has 1.6 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 12.2° of latitude, about 1,350 km, farther north than Sardinia (Italy)'s.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Sardinia (Italy) is the 3rd largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 8.0% of its area; it is the 17th most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,350 km) north of Sardinia (Italy).
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Sardinia (Italy) about 14,810 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Sardinia (Italy) would cover 61,200 km², 95% of the size of Latvia.
- Together they have 19.6 million people, about as many people as Zambia.
- Counted as a country, Sardinia (Italy) would rank 150th by area and 153rd by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Sardinia (Italy) | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 24,100 km²9,310 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 23,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 3rd of 20in Italy |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 1.6 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 11th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 480 per km² | 68 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Cagliari |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2020. 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 23,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 24,100 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 Sardinia (Italy) is the provinces 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