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title: "Germany vs Netherlands — area, population, currency"
description: "Germany is 357,022 km² with 83,491,249 people; Netherlands is 41,543 km² with 18,087,633. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/germany-vs-netherlands/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Germany vs Netherlands

**Germany vs Netherlands: Germany is larger; Germany has more people**

357,022 km² vs 41,543 km² · 83,491,249 vs 18,087,633

Germany is 8.6 times larger than Netherlands — 357,022 against 41,543 km². Germany is 4.6 times more populous than Netherlands — 83,491,249 against 18,087,633 people.

## Side by side

|  | Germany | Netherlands |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Berlin | Amsterdam |
| Area | 357,022 km² | 41,543 km² |
| Population | 83,491,249 (2025) | 18,087,633 (2025) |
| Density | 233.9 /km² | 435.4 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | German | Dutch |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +49 | +31 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
| ISO codes | DE / DEU | NL / NLD |

## Population density

Netherlands is 1.9 times more densely populated than Germany — 435 against 234 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin.

## Germany

Germany borders nine countries, more than any other in Europe. The Rhine carries more freight than any other river in Europe. The country has around 25,000 castles and palaces, and the Black Forest and Bavarian Alps mean about a third of it is wooded.

## Netherlands

About a quarter of the Netherlands lies below sea level and roughly a fifth of its present land area has been reclaimed from sea, lake and marsh. Flevoland, a province of some 1,400 km², was drained from the Zuiderzee in the 20th century and is the largest artificial island in the world. The lowest point, in Zuidplaspolder, is about 6.8 m below sea level.

> Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year.

## Common questions

### Is Germany bigger than Netherlands?

Germany is larger — 357,022 km² against 41,543 km².

### Which has more people, Germany or Netherlands?

Germany, with 83,491,249 against 18,087,633.

### What is the time difference between Germany and Netherlands?

Germany is UTC+01:00 and Netherlands is UTC+01:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

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## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]