Belgium is 1.28× the size of Lombardy
Belgium (Europe) covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and Lombardy (region of Italy) about 24,000 km² (9,260 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,700km²Belgium
- 24,000km²Lombardy
50 km
- Belgium
- Lombardy
What fits
- Lombardy is 78% of the size of Belgium.
- Belgium is larger by 6,690 km² (2,580 mi²), which is 28% of the area of Lombardy.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, Lombardy about 0.58.
How they differ
- Belgium also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 10.1 million, 1.17× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 420 in Lombardy against 386 in Belgium: Lombardy is 1.09× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 675 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belgium at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Lombardy at 46°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Belgium as 1.56× the size of Lombardy instead of 1.28×.
- Together Belgium and Lombardy cover 54,600 km², close to the size of Croatia (55,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 6,690 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Lombardy's density, Belgium would have 12.9 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, Lombardy would have 9.2 million (it has 10.1 million).
- Belgium's centre is 5.0° of latitude, about 560 km, farther north than Lombardy's.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Lombardy is the 4th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 8.0% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Belgium lies about 5° of latitude (roughly 558 km) north of Lombardy.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belgium would have about 2,590 m² and each person in Lombardy about 2,380 m².
- Laid side by side, Belgium and Lombardy would cover 54,600 km², about the same size as Croatia.
- Together they have 21.9 million people, about as many people as Niger.
- Counted as a country, Lombardy would rank 150th by area and 92nd by population.
Side by side
| Belgium | Lombardy | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² | 24,000 km²9,260 mi² |
| Official area | 30,700 km²Wikidata | 23,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 140th of 239worldwide | 4th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 80th of 237worldwide | 1st of 20in Italy |
| Density | 386 per km² | 420 per km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Milan |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 45°N to 47°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 23,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 24,000 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 Lombardy 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