Country size comparison
compared to
Netherlands is about 237 times smaller than United States.
United States is approximately 9,833,517 sq km, while Netherlands is approximately 41,543 sq km, making Netherlands 0.42% the size of United States. Meanwhile, the population of United States is ~337.3 million people (319.9 million fewer people live in Netherlands).
Tip:
This to-scale comparison of
United States
vs.
Netherlands
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Try dragging the outline to reposition.
Compare further: Netherlands vs. United States
Flip Comparison · See true size
See Netherlands on top of United States
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 9 statistics
Live 1.6 years less in United States
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
United States is 0.9% more expensive than Netherlands overall
→
Moving from Netherlands to United States · OECD 2023
1,500 people moved from Netherlands to United States.
→
City Size Comparison · See true size
Compare the size of Amsterdam vs New York City
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.