Belgium is 1.20× the size of Maryland
Belgium (Europe) covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and Maryland (state of the United States) about 25,500 km² (9,830 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,700km²Belgium
- 25,500km²Maryland
100 km
- Belgium
- Maryland
What fits
- Maryland is 83% of the size of Belgium.
- Belgium is larger by 5,210 km² (2,010 mi²), which is 20% of the area of Maryland.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, Maryland about 0.61.
How they differ
- Belgium also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 6.2 million, 1.91× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 243 in Maryland: Belgium is 1.59× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,220 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belgium at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Maryland at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Belgium as 1.81× the size of Maryland instead of 1.20×.
- Together Belgium and Maryland cover 56,100 km², close to the size of Togo (56,900 km², 1.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 5,210 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Maryland's density, Belgium would have 7.4 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, Maryland would have 9.8 million (it has 6.2 million).
- Belgium's centre is 11.6° of latitude, about 1,290 km, farther north than Maryland's.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Maryland is the 42nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Belgium lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,290 km) north of Maryland.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belgium would have about 2,590 m² and each person in Maryland about 4,120 m².
- Laid side by side, Belgium and Maryland would cover 56,100 km², about the same size as Togo.
- Together they have 18.0 million people, about as many people as the Netherlands.
- Counted as a country, Maryland would rank 148th by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Belgium | Maryland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² | 25,500 km²9,830 mi² |
| Official area | 30,700 km²Wikidata | 32,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 140th of 239worldwide | 42nd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 80th of 237worldwide | 18th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 386 per km² | 243 per km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Annapolis |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 38°N to 40°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 25,500 km² is 21% below Wikidata's official figure of 32,100 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