Netherlands is 2.31× the size of Thuringia
Netherlands (Europe) covers about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²) and Thuringia (state of Germany) about 16,100 km² (6,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,100km²Netherlands
- 16,100km²Thuringia
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- Netherlands
- Thuringia
What fits
- Thuringia fits inside Netherlands about 2.31 times by area.
- Netherlands is larger by 21,000 km² (8,120 mi²), which is 131% of the area of Thuringia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Netherlands is about 1.21, Thuringia about 0.52.
How they differ
- Netherlands also has the larger population: 17.9 million against 2.1 million, 8.50× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 131 in Thuringia: Netherlands is 3.65× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 406 km apart.
- Together Netherlands and Thuringia cover 53,200 km², close to the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina (51,800 km², 2.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 21,000 km², is about the size of El Salvador (20,500 km²).
- At Thuringia's density, Netherlands would have 4.9 million people (it has 17.9 million). At Netherlands's density, Thuringia would have 7.7 million (it has 2.1 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 1.4° of latitude, about 150 km, farther north than Thuringia's.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Thuringia is the 11th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 4.5% of its area; it is the 13th 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 Thuringia about 7,610 m².
- Laid side by side, Netherlands and Thuringia would cover 53,200 km², about the same size as Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Together they have 20.1 million people, about as many people as Kazakhstan.
- Counted as a country, Thuringia would rank 159th by area and 146th by population.
Side by side
| Netherlands | Thuringia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² | 16,100 km²6,200 mi² |
| Official area | 37,400 km²Wikidata | 16,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 136th of 239worldwide | 11th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 67th of 237worldwide | 12th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 480 per km² | 131 per km² |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Erfurt |
| 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 16,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,100 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