Country size comparison
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Netherlands is about 3.4 times bigger than Vanuatu.
Vanuatu is approximately 12,189 sq km, while Netherlands is approximately 41,543 sq km, making Netherlands 241% larger than Vanuatu. Meanwhile, the population of Vanuatu is ~308,043 people (17.1 million more people live in Netherlands).
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