Country size comparison

compared to

Ireland is about 2.3 times bigger than Belgium.

Belgium is approximately 30,528 sq km, while Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, making Ireland 130% larger than Belgium. Meanwhile, the population of Belgium is ~11.9 million people (6.5 million fewer people live in Ireland).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Belgium vs. Ireland uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Share

Compare further: Ireland vs. Belgium

Flip Comparison · See true size
See Ireland on top of Belgium
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 17 statistics
Make 53.8% less money in Belgium
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Belgium is 13.0% cheaper than Ireland overall
→
Moving from Ireland to Belgium · OECD 2023
499 people moved from Ireland to Belgium.
→
City Size Comparison · See true size
Compare the size of Dublin vs Antwerp
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.
Download on the App Store GET IT ON Google Play