Germany is 11.7× the size of Belgium
Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Belgium about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 358,000km²Germany
- 30,700km²Belgium
200 km
- Germany
- Belgium
What fits
- Belgium fits inside Germany about 11.7 times by area.
- Germany is larger by 327,000 km² (126,000 mi²), which is 1,066% of the area of Belgium.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Germany is about 8.63, Belgium about 0.74.
How they differ
- Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 11.8 million, 7.06× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 233 in Germany: Belgium is 1.65× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 404 km apart.
- Together Germany and Belgium cover 388,000 km², close to the size of Zimbabwe (389,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 327,000 km², is about the size of Malaysia (328,000 km²).
- At Belgium's density, Germany would have 137.9 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Belgium would have 7.2 million (it has 11.8 million).
- Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Germany | 11.7× |
| More people | Germany | 7.06× |
| More crowded | Belgium | 1.65× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Germany | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.47× | 0.13× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.96× | 0.08× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.65× | 0.06× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.01× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 276 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 308 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 1 in 554 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Germany | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 358,000 km²138,000 mi² | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² |
| Population | 83.5 millionWikidata, 2025 | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Density | 233 per km² | 386 per km² |
| Official area | 358,000 km²Wikidata | 30,700 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Berlin | Brussels |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 55°N | 49°N to 51°N |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2025, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 30,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 30,700 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11