Country size comparison
compared to
Denmark is around the same size as Netherlands.
Netherlands is approximately 41,543 sq km, while Denmark is approximately 43,094 sq km, making Denmark 4% larger than Netherlands. Meanwhile, the population of Netherlands is ~17.4 million people (11.5 million fewer people live in Denmark).
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