Country size comparison
compared to
Belgium is about 8 times smaller than United Kingdom.
United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, while Belgium is approximately 30,528 sq km, making Belgium 12.53% the size of United Kingdom. Meanwhile, the population of United Kingdom is ~67.8 million people (55.9 million fewer people live in Belgium).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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Moving from Belgium to United Kingdom · OECD 2015
2,000 people moved from Belgium to United Kingdom.
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