Belgium is 1.53× the size of Rhineland-Palatinate
Belgium (Europe) covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and Rhineland-Palatinate (state of Germany) about 20,100 km² (7,760 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,700km²Belgium
- 20,100km²Rhineland-Palatinate
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- Belgium
- Rhineland-Palatinate
What fits
- Rhineland-Palatinate is 66% of the size of Belgium.
- Belgium is larger by 10,600 km² (4,080 mi²), which is 53% of the area of Rhineland-Palatinate.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, Rhineland-Palatinate about 0.49.
How they differ
- Belgium also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 4.1 million, 2.89× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 204 in Rhineland-Palatinate: Belgium is 1.89× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 215 km apart.
- Together Belgium and Rhineland-Palatinate cover 50,800 km², close to the size of Costa Rica (51,200 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 10,600 km², is about the size of Gambia (10,500 km²).
- At Rhineland-Palatinate's density, Belgium would have 6.2 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, Rhineland-Palatinate would have 7.7 million (it has 4.1 million).
- Belgium's centre is 0.7° of latitude, about 80 km, farther north than Rhineland-Palatinate's.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Rhineland-Palatinate is the 9th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.6% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 51°N and 50°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belgium would have about 2,590 m² and each person in Rhineland-Palatinate about 4,910 m².
- Laid side by side, Belgium and Rhineland-Palatinate would cover 50,800 km², about the same size as Costa Rica.
- Together they have 15.9 million people, 1.05× as many people as Zimbabwe.
- Counted as a country, Rhineland-Palatinate would rank 155th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Belgium | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² | 20,100 km²7,760 mi² |
| Official area | 30,700 km²Wikidata | 19,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 140th of 239worldwide | 9th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 | 4.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 80th of 237worldwide | 6th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 386 per km² | 204 per km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Mainz |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 49°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2022. 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 19,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,100 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