Belgium is 1.12× the size of Brittany
Belgium (Europe) covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and Brittany (region of France) about 27,300 km² (10,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,700km²Belgium
- 27,300km²Brittany
50 km
- Belgium
- Brittany
What fits
- Brittany is 89% of the size of Belgium.
- Belgium is larger by 3,330 km² (1,290 mi²), which is 12% of the area of Brittany.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, Brittany about 0.66.
How they differ
- Belgium also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 3.4 million, 3.45× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 125 in Brittany: Belgium is 3.08× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 606 km apart.
- Together Belgium and Brittany cover 58,000 km², close to the size of Togo (56,900 km², 2.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,330 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Brittany's density, Belgium would have 3.8 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, Brittany would have 10.5 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Belgium's centre is 2.5° of latitude, about 270 km, farther north than Brittany's.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Brittany is the 12th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 4.3% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Belgium lies about 2° of latitude (roughly 273 km) north of Brittany.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belgium would have about 2,590 m² and each person in Brittany about 7,990 m².
- Laid side by side, Belgium and Brittany would cover 58,000 km², about the same size as Togo.
- Together they have 15.2 million people, about as many people as Zimbabwe.
- Counted as a country, Brittany would rank 144th by area and 135th by population.
Side by side
| Belgium | Brittany | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² | 27,300 km²10,600 mi² |
| Official area | 30,700 km²Wikidata | 27,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 140th of 239worldwide | 12th of 18in France |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 80th of 237worldwide | 9th of 18in France |
| Density | 386 per km² | 125 per km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Rennes |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 47°N to 49°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2022. 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 27,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 27,300 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. The outline of Brittany is the departments 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