Belgium is 1.08× the size of Albania
Belgium covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and Albania about 28,300 km² (10,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,700km²Belgium
- 28,300km²Albania
50 km
- Belgium
- Albania
What fits
- Albania is 92% of the size of Belgium.
- Belgium is larger by 2,330 km² (901 mi²), which is 8.2% of the area of Albania.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, Albania about 0.68.
How they differ
- Belgium also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 2.8 million, 4.21× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 99 in Albania: Belgium is 3.89× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,590 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belgium at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Albania at 41°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Belgium as 1.53× the size of Albania instead of 1.08×.
- Together Belgium and Albania cover 59,000 km², close to the size of Togo (56,900 km², 3.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,330 km², is about the size of Luxembourg (2,610 km²).
- At Albania's density, Belgium would have 3.0 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, Albania would have 10.9 million (it has 2.8 million).
- Belgium's centre is 9.5° of latitude, about 1,060 km, farther north than Albania's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Belgium | 1.08× |
| More people | Belgium | 4.21× |
| More crowded | Belgium | 3.89× |
| Farther north | Belgium | 9.5° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Belgium | 2.5× against 1.8× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Belgium | Albania |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.13× | 0.12× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.09× | 0.08× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.08× | 0.08× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.06× | 0.05× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 276 | 1 in 299 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 308 | 1 in 333 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 554 | 1 in 599 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Belgium | Albania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² | 28,300 km²10,900 mi² |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 | 2.8 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 386 per km² | 99 per km² |
| Official area | 30,700 km²Wikidata | 28,700 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Brussels | Tirana |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 40°N to 43°N |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 30,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 30,700 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 28,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 28,300 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11