Belgium is 1.82× the size of Hawaii
Belgium (Europe) covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and Hawaii (state of the United States) about 16,800 km² (6,510 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,700km²Belgium
- 16,800km²Hawaii
100 km
- Belgium
- Hawaii
What fits
- Hawaii is 55% of the size of Belgium.
- Belgium is larger by 13,800 km² (5,340 mi²), which is 82% of the area of Hawaii.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, Hawaii about 0.41.
How they differ
- Belgium also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 1.5 million, 8.13× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 86 in Hawaii: Belgium is 4.46× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belgium at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Hawaii at 20°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Belgium as 3.98× the size of Hawaii instead of 1.82×.
- Together Belgium and Hawaii cover 47,500 km², close to the size of Dominican Republic (48,400 km², 1.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 13,800 km², is about the size of Montenegro (13,700 km²).
- At Hawaii's density, Belgium would have 2.6 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, Hawaii would have 6.5 million (it has 1.5 million).
- Belgium's centre is 30.4° of latitude, about 3,380 km, farther north than Hawaii's.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hawaii is the 47th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Belgium lies about 30° of latitude (roughly 3,380 km) north of Hawaii.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belgium would have about 2,590 m² and each person in Hawaii about 11,580 m².
- Laid side by side, Belgium and Hawaii would cover 47,500 km², about the same size as Dominican Republic.
- Together they have 13.3 million people, about as many people as Burundi.
- Counted as a country, Hawaii would rank 159th by area and 155th by population.
Side by side
| Belgium | Hawaii | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² | 16,800 km²6,510 mi² |
| Official area | 30,700 km²Wikidata | 28,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 140th of 239worldwide | 47th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 80th of 237worldwide | 40th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 386 per km² | 86 per km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Honolulu |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 19°N to 28°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%.
- Our measured 16,800 km² is 40% below Wikidata's official figure of 28,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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