Russia is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, whereas Belgium is a country located in Western Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Russia and Belgium regarding various aspects.
Size
How big is Russia compared to Belgium?
The total area of Russia is 17,098,246 sq km, and the total area of Belgium is 30,689 sq km. Russia is bigger than Belgium by 17,067,557 sq km. Russia is around 557.15 times bigger than Belgium.
Area of Russia: 6,601,670 sq mi ( 17,098,246 km2 )
Area of Belgium: 11,849 sq mi ( 30,689 km2 )
Population
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Russia as of 23rd March 2022, is estimated to be around 146,041,691.
According to the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Belgium as of 23rd March 2022, is estimated to be around 11,676,886.
Here is some more data comparison between Russia and Belgium.
The capital of Russia is Moscow, and the capital city of Belgium is Brussels.
Official Languages
Russia: Russian
Belgium : Dutch, French, German
Demonym(s)
Russia: Russian
Belgium: Belgian
ISO 3166 Code
Russia: RU
Belgium: BE
Human Development Index
HDI of Russia as of 2019: 0.824
HDI of Belgium as of 2019: 0.919
Russia Time Zone:
UTC + 2 to UTC + 12
Belgium Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Russia:
60° 0′ 0″ N, 90° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Belgium:
25° 0′ 0″ S, 133° 0′ 0″ E
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