Europe · Eastern Europe
Hungary
Hungary covers about 93,200 km² (36,000 mi²), the 111th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Portugal, at about 91,400 km².
- 93,200km²Area, main territory
- 9.6 millionPopulation
- 3.04In Belgiums
100 km
- Hungary
Facts
| Area, main territory | 93,200 km²36,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 93,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 3.04 |
| Capital | Budapest |
| Population | 9.6 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 103 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 46°N to 49°N |
| In other languages | Hungría Español · Ungarn Deutsch · Hongrie Français · Hungria Português · ハンガリー 日本語 · 匈牙利 中文 · 헝가리 한국어 |
| Continent | Europe#17 of 50 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Hungary
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 182× the size of Hungary.
- At 103 people per km², Hungary is the 67th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 47°N is drawn about 2.2× too large in area, so Hungary looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Hungary's main territory stretches about 315 km north to south and 510 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 93,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 93,200 km², to within 2%.
How Hungary measures up
Hungary holds 0.4% of the land area and 1.3% of the people of the 50 countries listed for Europe. In Eastern Europe it is the 7th largest of 10.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 93,200 km² | 110th of 239 |
| Population | 9.6 million | 94th of 237 |
| Density | 103 per km² | 67th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 47.2°N | 30th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Hungary is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 3.04× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.38× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.26× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.25× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.17× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
Where Hungary sits
- Hungary's centre lies at 47.2°N, 19.4°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 5,240 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 46°N to 49°N, about 310 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Hungary had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Hungary would have 116.7 million people. It has 9.6 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Hungary would have 347,000 people. It has 9.6 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 6.7 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Europe
- Russia16,980,000 km²
- Ukraine572,000 km²
- France548,000 km²
- Spain499,000 km²
- Sweden446,000 km²
- Hungary#17 · 93,200 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2022; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11