Belgium is 1.36× the size of Emilia-Romagna
Belgium (Europe) covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and Emilia-Romagna (region of Italy) about 22,500 km² (8,690 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,700km²Belgium
- 22,500km²Emilia-Romagna
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- Belgium
- Emilia-Romagna
What fits
- Emilia-Romagna is 73% of the size of Belgium.
- Belgium is larger by 8,160 km² (3,150 mi²), which is 36% of the area of Emilia-Romagna.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, Emilia-Romagna about 0.54.
How they differ
- Belgium also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 4.5 million, 2.65× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 198 in Emilia-Romagna: Belgium is 1.95× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 830 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belgium at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Emilia-Romagna at 45°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Belgium as 1.72× the size of Emilia-Romagna instead of 1.36×.
- Together Belgium and Emilia-Romagna cover 53,200 km², close to the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina (51,800 km², 2.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 8,160 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Emilia-Romagna's density, Belgium would have 6.1 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, Emilia-Romagna would have 8.7 million (it has 4.5 million).
- Belgium's centre is 6.1° of latitude, about 680 km, farther north than Emilia-Romagna's.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Emilia-Romagna is the 6th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 7.5% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Belgium lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 679 km) north of Emilia-Romagna.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belgium would have about 2,590 m² and each person in Emilia-Romagna about 5,050 m².
- Laid side by side, Belgium and Emilia-Romagna would cover 53,200 km², about the same size as Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Together they have 16.3 million people, 96% as many people as Senegal.
- Counted as a country, Emilia-Romagna would rank 150th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Belgium | Emilia-Romagna | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² | 22,500 km²8,690 mi² |
| Official area | 30,700 km²Wikidata | 22,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 140th of 239worldwide | 6th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 80th of 237worldwide | 6th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 386 per km² | 198 per km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Bologna |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 44°N to 45°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 22,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 22,500 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 Emilia-Romagna 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