Belgium is 1.27× the size of Sardinia (Italy)
Belgium (Europe) covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and Sardinia (Italy) (region of Italy) about 24,100 km² (9,310 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,700km²Belgium
- 24,100km²Sardinia (Italy)
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- Belgium
- Sardinia (Italy)
What fits
- Sardinia (Italy) is 79% of the size of Belgium.
- Belgium is larger by 6,560 km² (2,530 mi²), which is 27% of the area of Sardinia (Italy).
- Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, Sardinia (Italy) about 0.58.
How they differ
- Belgium also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 1.6 million, 7.26× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 68 in Sardinia (Italy): Belgium is 5.71× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,220 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belgium at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Sardinia (Italy) at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Belgium as 1.85× the size of Sardinia (Italy) instead of 1.27×.
- Together Belgium and Sardinia (Italy) cover 54,800 km², close to the size of Croatia (55,000 km², 0.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 6,560 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Sardinia (Italy)'s density, Belgium would have 2.1 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, Sardinia (Italy) would have 9.3 million (it has 1.6 million).
- Belgium's centre is 10.6° of latitude, about 1,170 km, farther north than Sardinia (Italy)'s.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Sardinia (Italy) is the 3rd largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 8.0% of its area; it is the 17th most densely populated of them.
- Belgium lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,170 km) north of Sardinia (Italy).
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belgium would have about 2,590 m² and each person in Sardinia (Italy) about 14,810 m².
- Laid side by side, Belgium and Sardinia (Italy) would cover 54,800 km², about the same size as Croatia.
- Together they have 13.5 million people, about as many people as Burundi.
- Counted as a country, Sardinia (Italy) would rank 150th by area and 153rd by population.
Side by side
| Belgium | Sardinia (Italy) | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² | 24,100 km²9,310 mi² |
| Official area | 30,700 km²Wikidata | 23,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 140th of 239worldwide | 3rd of 20in Italy |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 | 1.6 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 80th of 237worldwide | 11th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 386 per km² | 68 per km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Cagliari |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 39°N to 41°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 23,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 24,100 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. The outline of Sardinia (Italy) is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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