Belgium is 1.41× the size of State of Mexico
Belgium (Europe) covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and State of Mexico (state of Mexico) about 21,800 km² (8,430 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,700km²Belgium
- 21,800km²State of Mexico
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- Belgium
- State of Mexico
What fits
- State of Mexico is 71% of the size of Belgium.
- Belgium is larger by 8,840 km² (3,410 mi²), which is 41% of the area of State of Mexico.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, State of Mexico about 0.53.
How they differ
- Belgium is larger, but State of Mexico has the larger population: 16.2 million against 11.8 million, 1.37× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 742 in State of Mexico against 386 in Belgium: State of Mexico is 1.92× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,310 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belgium at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and State of Mexico at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Belgium as 3.11× the size of State of Mexico instead of 1.41×.
- Together Belgium and State of Mexico cover 52,500 km², close to the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina (51,800 km², 1.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 8,840 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At State of Mexico's density, Belgium would have 22.7 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, State of Mexico would have 8.4 million (it has 16.2 million).
- Belgium's centre is 31.3° of latitude, about 3,480 km, farther north than State of Mexico's.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- State of Mexico is the 25th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Belgium lies about 31° of latitude (roughly 3,480 km) north of State of Mexico.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belgium would have about 2,590 m² and each person in State of Mexico about 1,350 m².
- Laid side by side, Belgium and State of Mexico would cover 52,500 km², about the same size as Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Together they have 28.0 million people, about as many people as Yemen.
- Counted as a country, State of Mexico would rank 153rd by area and 74th by population.
Side by side
| Belgium | State of Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² | 21,800 km²8,430 mi² |
| Official area | 30,700 km²Wikidata | 22,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 140th of 239worldwide | 25th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 | 16.2 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 80th of 237worldwide | 1st of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 386 per km² | 742 per km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Toluca de Lerdo |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 18°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 30,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 30,700 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 21,800 km² is 2.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 22,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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