Belgium is 2.47× the size of Phetchabun
Belgium (Europe) covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and Phetchabun (province of Thailand) about 12,400 km² (4,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,700km²Belgium
- 12,400km²Phetchabun
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- Belgium
- Phetchabun
What fits
- Phetchabun fits inside Belgium about 2.47 times by area.
- Belgium is larger by 18,200 km² (7,040 mi²), which is 147% of the area of Phetchabun.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, Phetchabun about 0.30.
How they differ
- Belgium also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 982,000, 12.0× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 79 in Phetchabun: Belgium is 4.88× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,060 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belgium at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Phetchabun at 16°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Belgium as 5.65× the size of Phetchabun instead of 2.47×.
- Together Belgium and Phetchabun cover 43,100 km², close to the size of Denmark (42,700 km², 0.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 18,200 km², is about the size of Fiji (18,900 km²).
- At Phetchabun's density, Belgium would have 2.4 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, Phetchabun would have 4.8 million (it has 982,000).
- Belgium's centre is 34.4° of latitude, about 3,820 km, farther north than Phetchabun's.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Phetchabun is the 10th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 2.4% of its area; it is the 63rd most densely populated of them.
- Belgium lies about 34° of latitude (roughly 3,820 km) north of Phetchabun.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belgium would have about 2,590 m² and each person in Phetchabun about 12,660 m².
- Laid side by side, Belgium and Phetchabun would cover 43,100 km², about the same size as Denmark.
- Together they have 12.8 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
- Counted as a country, Phetchabun would rank 162nd by area and 162nd by population.
Side by side
| Belgium | Phetchabun | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | ProvinceThailand |
| Area, measured | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² | 12,400 km²4,800 mi² |
| Official area | 30,700 km²Wikidata | 12,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 140th of 239worldwide | 10th of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 | 982,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 80th of 237worldwide | 22nd of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 386 per km² | 79 per km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Phetchabun |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 15°N to 17°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 12,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,400 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