Belgium is 1.04× the size of Galicia
Belgium (Europe) covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and Galicia (autonomous community of Spain) about 29,600 km² (11,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,700km²Belgium
- 29,600km²Galicia
50 km
- Belgium
- Galicia
What fits
- Galicia is 96% of the size of Belgium.
- Belgium is larger by 1,080 km² (416 mi²), which is 3.6% of the area of Galicia.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, Galicia about 0.71.
How they differ
- Belgium also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 2.7 million, 4.37× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 91 in Galicia: Belgium is 4.22× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,290 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belgium at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Galicia at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Belgium as 1.39× the size of Galicia instead of 1.04×.
- Together Belgium and Galicia cover 60,300 km², close to the size of Togo (56,900 km², 5.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,080 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Galicia's density, Belgium would have 2.8 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, Galicia would have 11.4 million (it has 2.7 million).
- Belgium's centre is 7.9° of latitude, about 880 km, farther north than Galicia's.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Galicia is the 7th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 5.8% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Belgium lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 876 km) north of Galicia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belgium would have about 2,590 m² and each person in Galicia about 10,950 m².
- Laid side by side, Belgium and Galicia would cover 60,300 km², 1.06× the size of Togo.
- Together they have 14.5 million people, about as many people as Rwanda.
- Counted as a country, Galicia would rank 142nd by area and 140th by population.
Side by side
| Belgium | Galicia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² | 29,600 km²11,400 mi² |
| Official area | 30,700 km²Wikidata | 29,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 140th of 239worldwide | 7th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 | 2.7 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 80th of 237worldwide | 5th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 386 per km² | 91 per km² |
| Capital | Brussels | – |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 42°N to 44°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2024. 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 29,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 29,600 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 Galicia 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