Belgium is 1.48× the size of Saxony-Anhalt
Belgium (Europe) covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and Saxony-Anhalt (state of Germany) about 20,700 km² (7,980 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,700km²Belgium
- 20,700km²Saxony-Anhalt
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- Belgium
- Saxony-Anhalt
What fits
- Saxony-Anhalt is 67% of the size of Belgium.
- Belgium is larger by 10,000 km² (3,860 mi²), which is 48% of the area of Saxony-Anhalt.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, Saxony-Anhalt about 0.50.
How they differ
- Belgium also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 2.1 million, 5.51× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 104 in Saxony-Anhalt: Belgium is 3.71× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 513 km apart.
- Together Belgium and Saxony-Anhalt cover 51,300 km², close to the size of Costa Rica (51,200 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 10,000 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Saxony-Anhalt's density, Belgium would have 3.2 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, Saxony-Anhalt would have 8.0 million (it has 2.1 million).
- Saxony-Anhalt's centre is 1.4° of latitude, about 150 km, farther north than Belgium's.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Saxony-Anhalt is the 8th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.8% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 51°N and 52°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belgium would have about 2,590 m² and each person in Saxony-Anhalt about 9,630 m².
- Laid side by side, Belgium and Saxony-Anhalt would cover 51,300 km², about the same size as Costa Rica.
- Together they have 14.0 million people, about as many people as Benin.
- Counted as a country, Saxony-Anhalt would rank 153rd by area and 146th by population.
Side by side
| Belgium | Saxony-Anhalt | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² | 20,700 km²7,980 mi² |
| Official area | 30,700 km²Wikidata | 20,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 140th of 239worldwide | 8th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 80th of 237worldwide | 11th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 386 per km² | 104 per km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Magdeburg |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 51°N to 53°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 20,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,700 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