Belgium vs Czechia
Czechia is 2.57 times larger than Belgium. Belgium would fit into Czechia about 2.6 times.
BelgiumCzechiaBelgium moved onto Czechia · Equal-area projection
0.39×
Belgium is 0.39× the area of Czechia. Put the other way, Czechia is 2.57× the size of Belgium.
| Belgium | Czechia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,688 km² | 78,871 km² |
| Population | 11,941,781 | 10,886,878 |
| Density | 389 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Prague |
| Region | Western Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
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; Czechia at 50° N is stretched to 2.39×. 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 Czechia?
- No. Belgium is 2.57 times smaller than Czechia. Belgium covers 30,688 km² and Czechia covers 78,871 km².
- How many times does Belgium fit into Czechia?
- About 2.6 times: Czechia has 2.57× the area of Belgium.
- Why do Belgium and Czechia 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 Czechia about 2.39×. 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 Czechia?
- Belgium: 11,941,781 people against 10,886,878. Density: Belgium 389 per km², Czechia 138 per km².