Netherlands is 2.04× the size of Saxony
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Saxony (state of Germany) about 18,200 km² (7,010 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 18,200km²Saxony
50 km
- Netherlands
- Saxony
What fits
- Saxony fits inside Netherlands about 2.04 times by area.
- Netherlands is larger by 18,900 km² (7,310 mi²), which is 104% of the area of Saxony.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Saxony about 0.59.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 4.1 million, 4.39× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 225 in Saxony: Netherlands is 2.13× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 552 km apart.
- Together Netherlands and Saxony cover 55,300 km², close to the size of Croatia (55,000 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 18,900 km², is about the size of Fiji (18,900 km²).
- At Saxony's density, Netherlands would have 8.4 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Saxony would have 8.7 million (it has 4.1 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 1.2° of latitude, about 140 km, farther north than Saxony's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Saxony is the 10th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.1% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 52°N and 51°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Netherlands would have about 2,080 m² and each person in Saxony about 4,450 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Saxony would cover 55,300 km², about the same size as Croatia.
- Together they have 22.0 million people, about as many people as Mali.
- Counted as a country, Saxony would rank 157th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Saxony | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 18,200 km²7,010 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 18,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 10th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 4.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 7th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 480 per km² | 225 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Dresden |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 54°N | 50°N to 52°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 18,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 18,200 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