Corsica is an Island of France located in the Mediterranean Sea, whereas Belgium is a country located in Western Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Corsica and Belgium regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Corsica bigger than Belgium?
The total area of Corsica is 8,722 sq km, and the total area of Belgium is 30,689 sq km. Corsica is smaller than Belgium by 21,967 sq km. Corsica is around 3.52 times smaller than Belgium.
Area of Corsica: 3,368 sq mi ( 8,722 km2 )
Area of Belgium: 11,849 sq mi ( 30,689 km2 )
Population
According to the INSEE, World Bank data, the total population of Corsica as of 2019 was estimated to be around 339,178.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Belgium as of 12th November 2021, is estimated to be around 11,644,543.
Here is some more data comparison between Corsica and Belgium.
The capital of Corsica is Ajaccio, and the capital city of Belgium is Brussels.
Official Languages
Corsica: French
Belgium: Dutch, French, German
Human Development Index
HDI of Corsica as of 2018: 0.864
HDI of Belgium as of 2018: 0.919
Corsica Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Belgium Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Corsica and Belgium are in the same time zone.
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Corsica:
47° 0′ 0″ N, 2° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Belgium:
25° 0′ 0″ S, 133° 0′ 0″ E
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