The map above shows how much of each European country is actually located in Europe.
For example Denmark is just 2% because of the size of Greenland. Similarly only 23% of Russia’s land is in Europe, despite the vast majority of each country’s population actually living in Europe.
Here is the ranked list from low to high:
- Cyprus – 0% (see map below)
- Denmark – 2% (due to Greenland)
- Turkey – 3%
- Kazakhstan – 15% (not shown)
- Russia – 23%
- Netherlands – 74% (Seems this figure comes from the fact 26% of the Netherlands is below sea level rather than the 3% of the land area included in their Overseas territories)
- France – 81% (due to French Guyana and other Overseas French territories)
- Greece – 99% (a few of their islands are included in Asia)
- Italy – 99% (island of Lampedusa is technically in Africa)
- Norway – 99% (Bouvet Island)
- Portugal – 99% (Azores and Madeira)
- Spain – 99% (Canary islands, Ceuta and Melilla)
- United Kingdom – 99% (should probably be 100% as British Overseas Territories are separate from the UK, unlike how France and the Netherlands treat theirs).
- Albania – 100%
- Austria – 100%
- Belgium – 100%
- Bosnia and Herzegovina – 100%
- Bulgaria – 100%
- Croatia – 100%
- Czech Republic – 100%
- Estonia – 100%
- Finland – 100%
- Germany – 100%
- Hungary – 100%
- Iceland – 100%
- Ireland – 100%
- Latvia – 100%
- Lithuania – 100%
- Luxembourg – 100%
- Montenegro – 100%
- North Macedonia – 100%
- Poland – 100%
- Romania – 100%
- Serbia – 100%
- Slovakia – 100%
- Slovenia – 100%
- Switzerland – 100%
- Monaco – 100%
- San Marino – 100%
- Liechtenstein – 100%
- Andorra – 100%
- Vatican City – 100%
- Malta – 100%
Which one surprised you the most?
profesoru says
”Portugal – 99% (Azores and Madeira)” – Only Madeira is in Africa. The Azores are in Europe.
François says
Netherlands → How can someone say that areas below sea level are not actually part of a territory?
Seriously????
Betterbee says
You are correct that 100% of the UK is in Europe. Overseas territories and Crown dependencies are not part of the UK, rather associated with it.
Unfortunately, the inclusion of such places in the UK is an error that has appeared on this website, for example the incorrect assertions that the invasion of the Falklands (a British Overseas Territory) was an invasion of the UK (the last such invasion was actually by Napoleonic forces in Wales in 1797), and that the Isle of Man (a Crown dependency, like the Channel Islands) is part of the UK. It isn’t, as any Manx person will tell you.
Martin says
This makes no sense.
If Denmark is only 2% “because of Greenland” then are you saying that Greenland does not belong to Denmark?
Or if it does, then Greenland is by definition “in Europe”.
Similarly Cyprus; if it is not “in Europe” then why is it listed at all?