Wales is a country located in Europe and is a part of the United Kingdom, whereas Holland is a geographical region and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Wales and Holland regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Wales bigger than Holland?
The total area of Wales is 20,779 sq km, and the total area of Holland is 7,511 sq km. Wales is bigger than Holland by 13,268 sq km. Wales is around 2.86 times bigger than Holland.
Area of Wales: 8,023 sq mi ( 20,779 km2 )
Area of Holland: 2,900 sq mi ( 7,511 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat data, the total population of Wales as of 2019 was estimated to be around 3.136 Million.
Based on Wikipedia, the last known population of Holland as of 1st November 2019 was 6,583,534.
Here is some more data comparison between Wales and Holland.
Official Languages
Wales: Welsh, English
Holland: Dutch
Human Development Index
HDI of Wales as of 2018: 0.883
HDI of Holland as of 2018: 0.942
Wales Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
Holland Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Wales:
52° 18′ 0″ N, 3° 36′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Holland:
52° 15′ 0″ N, 4° 40′ 1.2″ E
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