Country size comparison
compared to
Illinois is about 4.7 times bigger than Belgium.
Belgium is approximately 30,528 sq km,
while Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, making
Illinois 372% larger than Belgium.
Meanwhile, the population of Belgium is ~11.8 million people
(983,294 more people live in Illinois).
This to-scale comparison of
Belgium
vs.
Illinois
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.
Note: Try dragging the outline to reposition.