Country size comparison
compared to
Belgium is about 1.6 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Belgium is approximately 30,528 sq km, making Belgium 59% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (3.1 million more people live in Belgium).
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