Country size comparison
compared to
United Kingdom is about 8 times bigger than Belgium.
Belgium is approximately 30,528 sq km, while United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, making United Kingdom 698% larger than Belgium. Meanwhile, the population of Belgium is ~11.8 million people (55.9 million more people live in United Kingdom).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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Moving from United Kingdom to Belgium · OECD 2023
826 people moved from United Kingdom to Belgium.
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