Country size comparison
compared to
Kentucky is about 2.5 times bigger than Netherlands.
Netherlands is approximately 41,543 sq km, while Kentucky is approximately 102,896 sq km, making Kentucky 148% larger than Netherlands. Meanwhile, the population of Netherlands is ~18.1 million people (13.5 million fewer people live in Kentucky).
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