Country size comparison
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Netherlands is about 2.2 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Netherlands is approximately 41,543 sq km, making Netherlands 116% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (8.6 million more people live in Netherlands).
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