Belgium vs Croatia
Croatia is 84% larger than Belgium. Belgium would fit into Croatia about 1.8 times.
BelgiumCroatiaBelgium moved onto Croatia · Equal-area projection
0.54×
Belgium is 0.54× the area of Croatia. Put the other way, Croatia is 1.84× the size of Belgium.
| Belgium | Croatia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,688 km² | 56,594 km² |
| Population | 11,941,781 | 3,876,200 |
| Density | 389 / km² | 68 / km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Zagreb |
| Region | Western Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Belgium sits at about 51°N and is stretched to 2.49× its true area; Croatia at 45° N is stretched to 2.01×. 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 Belgium bigger than Croatia?
- No. Belgium is 46% smaller than Croatia. Belgium covers 30,688 km² and Croatia covers 56,594 km².
- How many times does Belgium fit into Croatia?
- About 1.8 times: Croatia has 1.84× the area of Belgium.
- Why do Belgium and Croatia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belgium is drawn about 2.49× its true area there and Croatia about 2.01×. 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, Belgium or Croatia?
- Belgium: 11,941,781 people against 3,876,200. Density: Belgium 389 per km², Croatia 68 per km².