United Kingdom is 6.57× the size of Netherlands

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Netherlands about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
37,100km²Netherlands

200 km

United Kingdom
Netherlands

Outlines show main territory. Netherlands also has about 295 km² of overseas territory. These are not drawn, and not counted in the comparison.

What fits

Netherlands fits inside United Kingdom about 6.57 times by area.
United Kingdom is larger by 207,000 km² (79,800 mi²), which is 557% of the area of Netherlands.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Netherlands about 1.21.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 17.9 million, 3.75× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 276 in United Kingdom: Netherlands is 1.74× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 590 km apart.
Together United Kingdom and Netherlands cover 281,000 km², close to the size of Burkina Faso (273,000 km², 2.9% smaller).
The gap between them, 207,000 km², is about the size of Belarus (207,000 km²).
At Netherlands's density, United Kingdom would have 117.0 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Netherlands would have 10.3 million (it has 17.9 million).
United Kingdom's centre is 1.8° of latitude, about 200 km, farther north than Netherlands's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	6.57×
More people	United Kingdom	3.75×
More crowded	Netherlands	1.74×
Farther north	United Kingdom	1.8° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 2.7×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	Netherlands
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	1.21×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.68×	0.10×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.65×	0.10×
France 548,000 km²	0.44×	0.07×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.08×	0.01×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 228
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 255
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.01×	1 in 458

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	United Kingdom	Netherlands
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	37,100 km²14,300 mi²
Area with overseas territory	244,000 km²	37,400 km²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	17.9 millionWikidata, 2024
Density	276 per km²	480 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	37,400 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	Amsterdam
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	51°N to 54°N
Continent	Europe	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 242,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 244,000 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 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
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: 2026-11-11

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