Belgium is 1.32× the size of Valencian Community

Belgium (Europe) covers about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²) and Valencian Community (autonomous community of Spain) about 23,300 km² (8,980 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

30,700km²Belgium
23,300km²Valencian Community

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Belgium
Valencian Community

What fits

Valencian Community is 76% of the size of Belgium.
Belgium is larger by 7,400 km² (2,860 mi²), which is 32% of the area of Valencian Community.
Measured in Switzerlands: Belgium is about 0.74, Valencian Community about 0.56.

How they differ

Belgium also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 5.3 million, 2.22× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 229 in Valencian Community: Belgium is 1.69× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 1,310 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belgium at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Valencian Community at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Belgium as 1.96× the size of Valencian Community instead of 1.32×.
Together Belgium and Valencian Community cover 53,900 km², close to the size of Croatia (55,000 km², 2.0% bigger).
The gap between them, 7,400 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
At Valencian Community's density, Belgium would have 7.0 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Belgium's density, Valencian Community would have 9.0 million (it has 5.3 million).
Belgium's centre is 11.2° of latitude, about 1,250 km, farther north than Valencian Community's.
Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
Valencian Community is the 8th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 4.6% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
Belgium lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,250 km) north of Valencian Community.
Shared out evenly, each person in Belgium would have about 2,590 m² and each person in Valencian Community about 4,380 m².
Laid side by side, Belgium and Valencian Community would cover 53,900 km², about the same size as Croatia.
Together they have 17.1 million people, about as many people as Guatemala.
Counted as a country, Valencian Community would rank 150th by area and 119th by population.

Side by side

	Belgium	Valencian Community
Is a	CountryEurope	Autonomous communitySpain
Area, measured	30,700 km²11,800 mi²	23,300 km²8,980 mi²
Official area	30,700 km²Wikidata	23,300 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	140th of 239worldwide	8th of 19in Spain
Population	11.8 millionWikidata, 2025	5.3 millionWikidata, 2024
Rank by population	80th of 237worldwide	4th of 19in Spain
Density	386 per km²	229 per km²
Capital	Brussels	Valencia
Latitude range	49°N to 51°N	38°N to 41°N

Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2024. 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 23,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 23,300 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 Valencian Community 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

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