Country size comparison
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Netherlands is around the same size as Switzerland.
Switzerland is approximately 41,277 sq km, while Netherlands is approximately 41,543 sq km, making Netherlands 1% larger than Switzerland. Meanwhile, the population of Switzerland is ~8.5 million people (8.9 million more people live in Netherlands).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Switzerland vs. Netherlands uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Try dragging the outline to reposition.
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