Wales is a country located in Europe and is a part of the United Kingdom, whereas Belgium is a country located in Western Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Wales and Belgium regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Wales bigger than Belgium?
The total area of Wales is 20,779 sq km, and the total area of Belgium is 30,689 sq km. Wales is smaller than Belgium by 9,910 sq km. Wales is around 1.47 times smaller than Belgium.
Area of Wales: 8,023 sq mi ( 20,779 km2 )
Area of Belgium: 11,849 sq mi ( 30,689 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat data, the total population of Wales as of 2019 was estimated to be around 3.136 Million.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Belgium as of 19th July 2021, is 11,642,032.
Here is some more data comparison between Wales and Belgium.
The capital city of Wales is Cardiff, and the capital city of Belgium is Brussels.
Official Languages
Wales: Welsh, English
Belgium: Dutch, French, German
Human Development Index
HDI of Wales as of 2018: 0.883
HDI of Belgium as of 2018: 0.919
Wales Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
Belgium Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Wales:
52° 18′ 0″ N, 3° 36′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Belgium:
50° 50′ 0″ N, 4° 0′ 0″ E
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