Malta is an island country in the Southern part of Europe located in the Mediterranean sea, whereas the Netherlands is a country located in Western Europe and partly in the Caribbean. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Malta and the Netherlands regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Malta bigger than the Netherlands?
The total area of Malta is 316 sq km, and the total area of the Netherlands is 41,865 sq km. Malta is smaller than the Netherlands by 41,549 sq km. Malta is around 132.48 times smaller than the Netherlands.
Area of Malta: 122 sq mi ( 316 km2 )
Area of the Netherlands: 16,164 sq mi ( 41,865 km2 )
Population
According to the data from Worldometer, the total population of Malta as of 5th July 2021, is estimated to be around 442,725.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the current population of the Netherlands as of 5th July 2021, is estimated to be around 17,172,933.
Here is some more data comparison between Malta and the Netherlands.
The capital city of Malta is Valletta, and the capital city of the Netherlands is Amsterdam.
Official Languages
Malta: Maltese, English
The Netherlands: Dutch
Human Development Index
HDI of Malta as of 2019: 0.895
HDI of the Netherlands as of 2018: 0.944
Malta Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
The Netherlands Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
UTC -4 (Atlantic Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
UTC -4 (Atlantic Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Malta:
35° 54′ 0″ N, 14° 31′ 0″ E
Coordinates of the Netherlands:
52° 19′ 0″ N, 5° 33′ 0″ E
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