The True Size of Netherlands
Compare Netherlands with other countries and regions on an interactive map to see their actual relative sizes.
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How big is Netherlands?
Netherlands covers about 41,543 km² (16,040 sq mi). On a Mercator map its apparent size depends entirely on latitude — drag the outline above onto another part of the world to see how it really compares.
Netherlands on a Mercator map
The centre of this country lies at 52° N, where the Mercator projection stretches area by about 2.7×. Its outline takes up as much room on the map as 110,862 km² would at the equator.
Its real area is 41,543 km². The country closest to that size: Taiwan.
Netherlands compared with other countries
Total areas including inland water; ratios are rounded.
| Country | Area (km²) | Compared with Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
 Russia | 17,098,242 | 412× larger |
 Canada | 9,984,670 | 240× larger |
 United States | 9,833,517 | 237× larger |
 China | 9,596,960 | 231× larger |
 Brazil | 8,515,770 | 205× larger |
 Australia | 7,741,220 | 186× larger |
 India | 3,287,263 | 79× larger |
 Argentina | 2,780,400 | 67× larger |
 Greenland | 2,166,086 | 52× larger |
 Mexico | 1,964,375 | 47× larger |
 Indonesia | 1,904,569 | 46× larger |
 Pakistan | 796,095 | 19× larger |
 France | 643,801 | 15× larger |
 Ukraine | 603,550 | 15× larger |
 Japan | 377,915 | 9.1× larger |
 Poland | 312,685 | 7.5× larger |
 New Zealand | 268,838 | 6.5× larger |
 United Kingdom | 243,610 | 5.9× larger |