Netherlands is about 2.5 times bigger than Hawaii.

Hawaii is approximately 16,635 sq km, while Netherlands is approximately 41,543 sq km, making Netherlands 150% larger than Hawaii. Meanwhile, the population of Hawaii is ~1.4 million people (16.0 million more people live in Netherlands).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Hawaii vs. Netherlands uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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