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title: "Netherlands vs Spain — area, population, currency"
description: "Netherlands is 41,543 km² with 18,087,633 people; Spain is 505,370 km² with 49,355,143. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/netherlands-vs-spain/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Netherlands vs Spain

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

41,543 km² vs 505,370 km² · 18,087,633 vs 49,355,143

Spain is 12 times larger than Netherlands — 505,370 against 41,543 km². Spain is 2.7 times more populous than Netherlands — 49,355,143 against 18,087,633 people.

## Side by side

|  | Netherlands | Spain |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Madrid |
| Area | 41,543 km² | 505,370 km² |
| Population | 18,087,633 (2025) | 49,355,143 (2025) |
| Density | 435.4 /km² | 97.7 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | Dutch | Spanish |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+00:00, UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +31 | +34 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
| ISO codes | NL / NLD | ES / ESP |

## Population density

Netherlands is 4.5 times more densely populated than Spain — 435 against 98 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

- Spain spans 2 time zones, so "local time" there is not a single answer.

## 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.

## Spain

After Switzerland, Spain is the most mountainous country in Europe, with an average elevation around 650 m. The Canary Islands sit off Africa, which is why part of Spain is on a different time zone and why Teide, at 3,715 m, is the country's highest point. Spain has more olive trees than any other country, around 340 million.

> 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 Spain?

Spain is larger — 505,370 km² against 41,543 km².

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

Spain, with 49,355,143 against 18,087,633.

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

Netherlands is UTC+01:00 and Spain is UTC+00:00, 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]