Netherlands is 1.80× the size of Saxony-Anhalt
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Saxony-Anhalt (state of Germany) about 20,700 km² (7,980 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 20,700km²Saxony-Anhalt
50 km
- Netherlands
- Saxony-Anhalt
What fits
- Saxony-Anhalt is 56% of the size of Netherlands.
- Netherlands is larger by 16,400 km² (6,350 mi²), which is 80% of the area of Saxony-Anhalt.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Saxony-Anhalt about 0.67.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 2.1 million, 8.36× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 104 in Saxony-Anhalt: Netherlands is 4.62× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 419 km apart.
- Together Netherlands and Saxony-Anhalt cover 57,800 km², close to the size of Togo (56,900 km², 1.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 16,400 km², is about the size of Eswatini (17,100 km²).
- At Saxony-Anhalt's density, Netherlands would have 3.9 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Saxony-Anhalt would have 9.9 million (it has 2.1 million).
- Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Saxony-Anhalt is the 8th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.8% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 52°N and 52°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Saxony-Anhalt about 9,630 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Saxony-Anhalt would cover 57,800 km², about the same size as Togo.
- Together they have 20.1 million people, about as many people as Kazakhstan.
- Counted as a country, Saxony-Anhalt would rank 153rd by area and 146th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Saxony-Anhalt | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 20,700 km²7,980 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 20,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 8th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 11th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 480 per km² | 104 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Magdeburg |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 51°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 20,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,700 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