Hainan is 1.10× the size of Belgium
Hainan (province of China) covers about 33,800 km² (13,100 mi²) and Belgium (Europe) about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 33,800km²Hainan
- 30,700km²Belgium
50 km
- Hainan
- Belgium
What fits
- Belgium is 91% of the size of Hainan.
- Hainan is larger by 3,170 km² (1,220 mi²), which is 10% of the area of Belgium.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Hainan is about 0.82, Belgium about 0.74.
How they differ
- Hainan is larger, but Belgium has the larger population: 11.8 million against 10.1 million, 1.17× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 298 in Hainan: Belgium is 1.29× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,380 km apart.
- On a standard web map Belgium looks larger than Hainan: Hainan at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Belgium at 51°N about 2.5×, so the map shows Belgium as 2.01× the size of Hainan, when Hainan is 1.10× the size of Belgium.
- Together Hainan and Belgium cover 64,500 km², close to the size of Latvia (64,600 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,170 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Belgium's density, Hainan would have 13.0 million people (it has 10.1 million). At Hainan's density, Belgium would have 9.1 million (it has 11.8 million).
- Belgium's centre is 31.4° of latitude, about 3,500 km, farther north than Hainan's.
- Hainan is the 28th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.4% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Belgium lies about 31° of latitude (roughly 3,500 km) north of Hainan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hainan would have about 3,360 m² and each person in Belgium about 2,590 m².
- Laid side by side, Hainan and Belgium would cover 64,500 km², about the same size as Latvia.
- Together they have 21.9 million people, about as many people as Niger.
- Counted as a country, Hainan would rank 138th by area and 92nd by population.
Side by side
| Hainan | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 33,800 km²13,100 mi² | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² |
| Official area | 33,900 km²Wikidata | 30,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 28th of 31in China | 140th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 28th of 31in China | 80th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 298 per km² | 386 per km² |
| Capital | Haikou | Brussels |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 20°N | 49°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 33,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 33,800 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 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