Belgium is 1.89× the size of Beijing
Belgium (Europe) covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and Beijing (municipality of China) about 16,300 km² (6,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,700km²Belgium
- 16,300km²Beijing
50 km
- Belgium
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing is 53% of the size of Belgium.
- Belgium is larger by 14,400 km² (5,570 mi²), which is 89% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, Beijing about 0.39.
How they differ
- Belgium is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 11.8 million, 1.85× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 386 in Belgium: Beijing is 3.49× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,940 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belgium at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Beijing at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Belgium as 2.74× the size of Beijing instead of 1.89×.
- Together Belgium and Beijing cover 46,900 km², close to the size of Estonia (45,800 km², 2.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 14,400 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Beijing's density, Belgium would have 41.3 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, Beijing would have 6.3 million (it has 21.9 million).
- Belgium's centre is 10.5° of latitude, about 1,160 km, farther north than Beijing's.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Beijing is the 29th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Belgium lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,160 km) north of Beijing.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belgium would have about 2,590 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Belgium and Beijing would cover 46,900 km², about the same size as Estonia.
- Together they have 33.7 million people, about as many people as Peru.
- Counted as a country, Beijing would rank 159th by area and 60th by population.
Side by side
| Belgium | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 30,700 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 140th of 239worldwide | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 80th of 237worldwide | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 386 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Brussels | – |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2020. 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 16,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,300 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
- 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