Belgium is 1.34× the size of Tuscany
Belgium (Europe) covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and Tuscany (region of Italy) about 23,000 km² (8,870 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,700km²Belgium
- 23,000km²Tuscany
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- Belgium
- Tuscany
What fits
- Tuscany is 75% of the size of Belgium.
- Belgium is larger by 7,710 km² (2,980 mi²), which is 34% of the area of Tuscany.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, Tuscany about 0.55.
How they differ
- Belgium also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 3.7 million, 3.17× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 162 in Tuscany: Belgium is 2.37× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 937 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belgium at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Tuscany at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Belgium as 1.75× the size of Tuscany instead of 1.34×.
- Together Belgium and Tuscany cover 53,600 km², close to the size of Croatia (55,000 km², 2.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 7,710 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Tuscany's density, Belgium would have 5.0 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, Tuscany would have 8.9 million (it has 3.7 million).
- Belgium's centre is 7.2° of latitude, about 800 km, farther north than Tuscany's.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Tuscany is the 5th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 7.6% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Belgium lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 799 km) north of Tuscany.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belgium would have about 2,590 m² and each person in Tuscany about 6,160 m².
- Laid side by side, Belgium and Tuscany would cover 53,600 km², about the same size as Croatia.
- Together they have 15.6 million people, about as many people as Zimbabwe.
- Counted as a country, Tuscany would rank 150th by area and 133rd by population.
Side by side
| Belgium | Tuscany | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² | 23,000 km²8,870 mi² |
| Official area | 30,700 km²Wikidata | 23,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 140th of 239worldwide | 5th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 | 3.7 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 80th of 237worldwide | 9th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 386 per km² | 162 per km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Florence |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 42°N to 44°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2019. 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 23,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 23,000 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 Tuscany 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