Total & land area: Belarus vs Vanuatu size comparison [2026]

Belarus is 17 times bigger by total area compared to Vanuatu: 80,154 sq mi vs 4,707 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Belarus is 78,372 sq mi vs 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu — a 16.7 times difference in territory size.

Belarus ranks 84/197 by total surface area vs 158/197 for Vanuatu.
Belarus occupies 0.14% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.008% for Vanuatu.
39.6% of Belarus' area is agricultural land vs 15.3% in Vanuatu.
Belarus has 0.17% of the world's agricultural land area — Vanuatu has 0.004%.
43.4% of Belarus is covered by forests, compared to 36.3% in Vanuatu.
0.22% of the world's forests are in Belarus, and 0.01% are in Vanuatu.

True size map comparison: Belarus vs Vanuatu

See how Belarus and Vanuatu compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Belarus	Vanuatu
Total area	80,154 sq mi	4,707 sq mi
Size difference ratio	17	1
Total area rank	84/197	158/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.04%	0.002%
Land area	78,372 sq mi	4,707 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	16.7	1
Land area rank	83/197	157/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.14%	0.008%
Population	9,132,629	327,777
Population density	115 ppl/mi²	72.8 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Belarus	Vanuatu
Forest area	34,020 sq mi	1,708 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	43.4%	36.3%
Forest area rank	57/196	141/196
World's forests share	0.22%	0.01%
Agricultural land area	31,019 sq mi	722 sq mi
Agricultural land share	39.6%	15.3%
Agricultural land area rank	78/194	156/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.17%	0.004%
Arable land	21,497 sq mi	77.2 sq mi
Arable land share	27.4%	1.64%
Arable land area rank	45/191	165/191
Permanent cropland	330 sq mi	483 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.42%	10.3%
Permanent cropland area rank	105/192	99/192
Water area	1,781 sq mi	0 sq mi
Water as share of total area	2.22%	0%
Water area rank	66/197	196/197
Roads length	n/a	665 mi
Land borders length	2,236 mi	0 mi
Coastline length	0 mi	1,571 mi
Share of marine protected waters	n/a	0%

Belarus vs Vanuatu size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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