Netherlands covers 41,865 km² on the new Equal Earth world map, 0.031% of all land on Earth. It ranks 134th of 237 countries worldwide and 30th in Europe. At 52° latitude the old Mercator map inflates area by about 2.7×, drawing it closer to 111,579 km², a difference of roughly 167%.
For scale, Netherlands is roughly the same size as Denmark (42,947 km²).
Netherlands: key figures
| True area | 41,865 km² |
| World rank | 134th |
| Share of world land | 0.031% |
| Rank in Europe | 30th / 50 |
| Old-map (Mercator) inflation | 2.7× |
| Apparent size on Mercator | 111,579 km² |
Largest countries in Europe (true area)