Belgium is 2.11× the size of Ubon Ratchathani
Belgium (Europe) covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and Ubon Ratchathani (province of Thailand) about 14,500 km² (5,610 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,700km²Belgium
- 14,500km²Ubon Ratchathani
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- Belgium
- Ubon Ratchathani
What fits
- Ubon Ratchathani fits inside Belgium about 2.11 times by area.
- Belgium is larger by 16,100 km² (6,230 mi²), which is 111% of the area of Ubon Ratchathani.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, Ubon Ratchathani about 0.35.
How they differ
- Belgium also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 1.9 million, 6.34× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 129 in Ubon Ratchathani: Belgium is 3.00× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,430 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belgium at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Ubon Ratchathani at 15°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Belgium as 4.89× the size of Ubon Ratchathani instead of 2.11×.
- Together Belgium and Ubon Ratchathani cover 45,200 km², close to the size of Estonia (45,800 km², 1.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 16,100 km², is about the size of Eswatini (17,100 km²).
- At Ubon Ratchathani's density, Belgium would have 3.9 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, Ubon Ratchathani would have 5.6 million (it has 1.9 million).
- Belgium's centre is 35.5° of latitude, about 3,940 km, farther north than Ubon Ratchathani's.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ubon Ratchathani is the 5th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 2.8% of its area; it is the 35th most densely populated of them.
- Belgium lies about 35° of latitude (roughly 3,940 km) north of Ubon Ratchathani.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belgium would have about 2,590 m² and each person in Ubon Ratchathani about 7,780 m².
- Laid side by side, Belgium and Ubon Ratchathani would cover 45,200 km², about the same size as Estonia.
- Together they have 13.7 million people, about as many people as Burundi.
- Counted as a country, Ubon Ratchathani would rank 160th by area and 149th by population.
Side by side
| Belgium | Ubon Ratchathani | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | ProvinceThailand |
| Area, measured | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² | 14,500 km²5,610 mi² |
| Official area | 30,700 km²Wikidata | 15,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 140th of 239worldwide | 5th of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 | 1.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 80th of 237worldwide | 3rd of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 386 per km² | 129 per km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Ubon Ratchathani |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 14°N to 16°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%.
- Our measured 14,500 km² is 7.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 15,700 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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