---
title: "Netherlands vs South Korea — area, population, currency"
description: "Netherlands is 41,543 km² with 18,087,633 people; South Korea is 99,720 km² with 51,684,564. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/netherlands-vs-south-korea/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Netherlands vs South Korea

**Netherlands vs South Korea: South Korea is larger; South Korea has more people**

41,543 km² vs 99,720 km² · 18,087,633 vs 51,684,564

South Korea is 2.4 times larger than Netherlands — 99,720 against 41,543 km². South Korea is 2.9 times more populous than Netherlands — 51,684,564 against 18,087,633 people.

## Side by side

|  | Netherlands | South Korea |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Seoul |
| Area | 41,543 km² | 99,720 km² |
| Population | 18,087,633 (2025) | 51,684,564 (2025) |
| Density | 435.4 /km² | 518.3 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | South Korean won (KRW) |
| Official languages | Dutch | Korean |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+09:00 |
| Calling code | +31 | +82 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
| ISO codes | NL / NLD | KR / KOR |

## Population density

South Korea is 1.2 times more densely populated than Netherlands — 518 against 435 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.

## Practical differences

- Different currencies: the Euro and the South Korean won.
- Different continents — Europe and Asia.

## 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.

## South Korea

About seventy percent mountain, so the population is packed into the valleys and coastal plains; the Seoul metropolitan area holds roughly half the country. Jeju Island is a shield volcano whose lava tube system is among the finest in the world. South Korea has the fastest average internet connections of any large country.

> 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 Netherlands bigger than South Korea?

South Korea is larger — 99,720 km² against 41,543 km².

### Which has more people, Netherlands or South Korea?

South Korea, with 51,684,564 against 18,087,633.

### What is the time difference between Netherlands and South Korea?

Netherlands is UTC+01:00 and South Korea is UTC+09:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

- [Netherlands](https://atoneplace.net/country/netherlands/)
- [South Korea](https://atoneplace.net/country/south-korea/)
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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]