Belgium is 1.42× the size of Manipur
Belgium (Europe) covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and Manipur (state of India) about 21,700 km² (8,370 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,700km²Belgium
- 21,700km²Manipur
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- Belgium
- Manipur
What fits
- Manipur is 71% of the size of Belgium.
- Belgium is larger by 9,000 km² (3,480 mi²), which is 42% of the area of Manipur.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, Manipur about 0.52.
How they differ
- Belgium also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 2.9 million, 4.14× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 132 in Manipur: Belgium is 2.93× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,860 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belgium at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Manipur at 25°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Belgium as 2.90× the size of Manipur instead of 1.42×.
- Together Belgium and Manipur cover 52,300 km², close to the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina (51,800 km², 1.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 9,000 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Manipur's density, Belgium would have 4.0 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, Manipur would have 8.4 million (it has 2.9 million).
- Belgium's centre is 25.9° of latitude, about 2,880 km, farther north than Manipur's.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Manipur is the 25th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 28th most densely populated of them.
- Belgium lies about 26° of latitude (roughly 2,880 km) north of Manipur.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belgium would have about 2,590 m² and each person in Manipur about 7,590 m².
- Laid side by side, Belgium and Manipur would cover 52,300 km², about the same size as Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Together they have 14.7 million people, about as many people as Rwanda.
- Counted as a country, Manipur would rank 153rd by area and 139th by population.
Side by side
| Belgium | Manipur | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² | 21,700 km²8,370 mi² |
| Official area | 30,700 km²Wikidata | 22,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 140th of 239worldwide | 25th of 36in India |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 80th of 237worldwide | 25th of 36in India |
| Density | 386 per km² | 132 per km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Imphal |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 24°N to 26°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2011. 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 21,700 km² is 2.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 22,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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