Belgium is 1.58× the size of Apulia
Belgium (Europe) covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and Apulia (region of Italy) about 19,500 km² (7,510 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,700km²Belgium
- 19,500km²Apulia
100 km
- Belgium
- Apulia
What fits
- Apulia is 63% of the size of Belgium.
- Belgium is larger by 11,200 km² (4,330 mi²), which is 58% of the area of Apulia.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, Apulia about 0.47.
How they differ
- Belgium also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 4.0 million, 2.94× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 207 in Apulia: Belgium is 1.86× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,420 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belgium at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Apulia at 41°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Belgium as 2.23× the size of Apulia instead of 1.58×.
- Together Belgium and Apulia cover 50,100 km², close to the size of Costa Rica (51,200 km², 2.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 11,200 km², is about the size of Qatar (11,200 km²).
- At Apulia's density, Belgium would have 6.4 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, Apulia would have 7.5 million (it has 4.0 million).
- Belgium's centre is 9.7° of latitude, about 1,070 km, farther north than Apulia's.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Apulia is the 7th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 6.5% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Belgium lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,070 km) north of Apulia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belgium would have about 2,590 m² and each person in Apulia about 4,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Belgium and Apulia would cover 50,100 km², about the same size as Costa Rica.
- Together they have 15.9 million people, 1.04× as many people as Zimbabwe.
- Counted as a country, Apulia would rank 155th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Belgium | Apulia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² | 19,500 km²7,510 mi² |
| Official area | 30,700 km²Wikidata | 19,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 140th of 239worldwide | 7th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 | 4.0 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 80th of 237worldwide | 8th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 386 per km² | 207 per km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Bari |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 40°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2019. 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 19,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 19,500 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain. The outline of Apulia is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12