Ontario is 29.0× the size of Netherlands
Ontario (province of Canada) covers about 1,078,000 km² (416,000 mi²) and Netherlands (Europe) about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,078,000km²Ontario
- 37,100km²Netherlands
500 km
- Ontario
- Netherlands
What fits
- Netherlands fits inside Ontario about 29.0 times by area.
- Ontario is larger by 1,040,000 km² (402,000 mi²), which is 2,804% of the area of Netherlands.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ontario is about 35.1, Netherlands about 1.21.
How they differ
- Ontario is larger, but Netherlands has the larger population: 17.9 million against 14.2 million, 1.26× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 13 in Ontario: Netherlands is 36.3× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,920 km apart.
- Together Ontario and Netherlands cover 1,115,000 km², close to the size of Ethiopia (1,127,000 km², 1.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,040,000 km², is about the size of Mauritania (1,036,000 km²).
- At Netherlands's density, Ontario would have 517.0 million people (it has 14.2 million). At Ontario's density, Netherlands would have 494,000 (it has 17.9 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 2.3° of latitude, about 260 km, farther north than Ontario's.
- Ontario is the 4th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 11% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Netherlands lies about 2° of latitude (roughly 259 km) north of Ontario.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ontario would have about 75,760 m² and each person in Netherlands about 2,080 m².
- Laid side by side, Ontario and Netherlands would cover 1,115,000 km², about the same size as Ethiopia.
- Together they have 32.2 million people, about as many people as Madagascar.
- Counted as a country, Ontario would rank 29th by area and 76th by population.
Side by side
| Ontario | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 1,078,000 km²416,000 mi² | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² |
| Official area | 1,076,000 km²Wikidata | 37,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 13in Canada | 136th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 14.2 millionWikidata, 2021 | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 13in Canada | 67th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 13 per km² | 480 per km² |
| Capital | Toronto | Amsterdam |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 57°N | 51°N to 54°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,076,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,078,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 37,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 37,400 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