Austria vs Belgium
Austria is 2.73 times larger than Belgium. Belgium would fit into Austria about 2.7 times.
AustriaBelgiumAustria moved onto Belgium · Equal-area projection
2.73×
Austria is 2.73× the area of Belgium.
| Austria | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 83,879 km² | 30,688 km² |
| Population | 9,208,163 | 11,941,781 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 389 / km² |
| Capital | Vienna | Brussels |
| Region | Western Europe | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Austria sits at about 48°N and is stretched to 2.2× its true area; Belgium at 51° N is stretched to 2.49×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Austria bigger than Belgium?
- Yes. Austria is 2.73 times larger than Belgium. Austria covers 83,879 km² and Belgium covers 30,688 km².
- How many times does Belgium fit into Austria?
- About 2.7 times: Austria has 2.73× the area of Belgium.
- Why do Austria and Belgium look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Austria is drawn about 2.2× its true area there and Belgium about 2.49×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Austria or Belgium?
- Belgium: 11,941,781 people against 9,208,163. Density: Austria 110 per km², Belgium 389 per km².