Belgium is 1.91× the size of Thuringia
Belgium (Europe) covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and Thuringia (state of Germany) about 16,100 km² (6,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,700km²Belgium
- 16,100km²Thuringia
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- Belgium
- Thuringia
What fits
- Thuringia is 52% of the size of Belgium.
- Belgium is larger by 14,600 km² (5,640 mi²), which is 91% of the area of Thuringia.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, Thuringia about 0.39.
How they differ
- Belgium also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 2.1 million, 5.60× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 131 in Thuringia: Belgium is 2.94× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 449 km apart.
- Together Belgium and Thuringia cover 46,700 km², close to the size of Estonia (45,800 km², 2.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 14,600 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Thuringia's density, Belgium would have 4.0 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, Thuringia would have 6.2 million (it has 2.1 million).
- Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Thuringia is the 11th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 4.5% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 51°N and 51°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belgium would have about 2,590 m² and each person in Thuringia about 7,610 m².
- Laid side by side, Belgium and Thuringia would cover 46,700 km², about the same size as Estonia.
- Together they have 13.9 million people, about as many people as Benin.
- Counted as a country, Thuringia would rank 159th by area and 146th by population.
Side by side
| Belgium | Thuringia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² | 16,100 km²6,200 mi² |
| Official area | 30,700 km²Wikidata | 16,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 140th of 239worldwide | 11th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 80th of 237worldwide | 12th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 386 per km² | 131 per km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Erfurt |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 50°N to 52°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 16,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,100 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