Ohio is 3.78× the size of Belgium
Ohio (state of the United States) covers about 116,000 km² (44,800 mi²) and Belgium (Europe) about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 116,000km²Ohio
- 30,700km²Belgium
100 km
- Ohio
- Belgium
What fits
- Belgium fits inside Ohio about 3.78 times by area.
- Ohio is larger by 85,400 km² (33,000 mi²), which is 278% of the area of Belgium.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Ohio is about 2.80, Belgium about 0.74.
How they differ
- Ohio is larger, but Belgium has the larger population: 11.8 million against 11.8 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 102 in Ohio: Belgium is 3.79× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,500 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ohio at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Belgium at 51°N about 2.5×, so the map shows Ohio as 2.63× the size of Belgium instead of 3.78×.
- Together Ohio and Belgium cover 147,000 km², close to the size of Nepal (147,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 85,400 km², is about the size of Azerbaijan (86,200 km²).
- At Belgium's density, Ohio would have 44.7 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Ohio's density, Belgium would have 3.1 million (it has 11.8 million).
- Belgium's centre is 10.2° of latitude, about 1,140 km, farther north than Ohio's.
- Ohio is the 34th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Belgium lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,140 km) north of Ohio.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ohio would have about 9,830 m² and each person in Belgium about 2,590 m².
- Laid side by side, Ohio and Belgium would cover 147,000 km², about the same size as Nepal.
- Together they have 23.6 million people, about as many people as Syria.
- Counted as a country, Ohio would rank 103rd by area and 81st by population.
Side by side
| Ohio | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 116,000 km²44,800 mi² | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² |
| Official area | 116,000 km²Wikidata | 30,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 34th of 51in the United States | 140th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 51in the United States | 80th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 102 per km² | 386 per km² |
| Capital | Columbus | Brussels |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 42°N | 49°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 116,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 116,000 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 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