Belgium is 1.26× the size of New Hampshire
Belgium (Europe) covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and New Hampshire (state of the United States) about 24,300 km² (9,370 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,700km²Belgium
- 24,300km²New Hampshire
50 km
- Belgium
- New Hampshire
What fits
- New Hampshire is 79% of the size of Belgium.
- Belgium is larger by 6,400 km² (2,470 mi²), which is 26% of the area of New Hampshire.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, New Hampshire about 0.59.
How they differ
- Belgium also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 1.4 million, 8.58× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 57 in New Hampshire: Belgium is 6.79× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,560 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belgium at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and New Hampshire at 44°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Belgium as 1.64× the size of New Hampshire instead of 1.26×.
- Together Belgium and New Hampshire cover 54,900 km², close to the size of Croatia (55,000 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 6,400 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At New Hampshire's density, Belgium would have 1.7 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, New Hampshire would have 9.4 million (it has 1.4 million).
- Belgium's centre is 7.0° of latitude, about 770 km, farther north than New Hampshire's.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- New Hampshire is the 44th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 21st most densely populated of them.
- Belgium lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 773 km) north of New Hampshire.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belgium would have about 2,590 m² and each person in New Hampshire about 17,620 m².
- Laid side by side, Belgium and New Hampshire would cover 54,900 km², about the same size as Croatia.
- Together they have 13.2 million people, 96% as many people as Burundi.
- Counted as a country, New Hampshire would rank 150th by area and 156th by population.
Side by side
| Belgium | New Hampshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² | 24,300 km²9,370 mi² |
| Official area | 30,700 km²Wikidata | 24,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 140th of 239worldwide | 44th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 80th of 237worldwide | 41st of 51in the United States |
| Density | 386 per km² | 57 per km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Concord |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 43°N to 45°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%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 24,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 24,300 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
- 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