Belgium is 1.33× the size of Meghalaya
Belgium (Europe) covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and Meghalaya (state of India) about 23,100 km² (8,930 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,700km²Belgium
- 23,100km²Meghalaya
50 km
- Belgium
- Meghalaya
What fits
- Meghalaya is 75% of the size of Belgium.
- Belgium is larger by 7,550 km² (2,910 mi²), which is 33% of the area of Meghalaya.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, Meghalaya about 0.56.
How they differ
- Belgium also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 3.0 million, 3.99× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 128 in Meghalaya: Belgium is 3.00× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,610 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belgium at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Meghalaya at 26°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Belgium as 2.68× the size of Meghalaya instead of 1.33×.
- Together Belgium and Meghalaya cover 53,800 km², close to the size of Croatia (55,000 km², 2.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 7,550 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Meghalaya's density, Belgium would have 3.9 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, Meghalaya would have 8.9 million (it has 3.0 million).
- Belgium's centre is 25.1° of latitude, about 2,790 km, farther north than Meghalaya's.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Meghalaya is the 24th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Belgium lies about 25° of latitude (roughly 2,790 km) north of Meghalaya.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belgium would have about 2,590 m² and each person in Meghalaya about 7,790 m².
- Laid side by side, Belgium and Meghalaya would cover 53,800 km², about the same size as Croatia.
- Together they have 14.8 million people, about as many people as Rwanda.
- Counted as a country, Meghalaya would rank 150th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| Belgium | Meghalaya | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² | 23,100 km²8,930 mi² |
| Official area | 30,700 km²Wikidata | 22,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 140th of 239worldwide | 24th of 36in India |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 80th of 237worldwide | 24th of 36in India |
| Density | 386 per km² | 128 per km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Shillong |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 25°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 23,100 km² is 3.1% above Wikidata's official figure of 22,400 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