Total & land area: Belgium vs Botswana size comparison

Botswana is 19 times bigger by total area compared to Belgium: 224,610 sq mi vs 11,849 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Botswana is 218,816 sq mi vs 11,774 sq mi for Belgium — a 18.6 times difference in territory size.

Belgium ranks 137/197 by total surface area vs 47/197 for Botswana.
Belgium occupies 0.02% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.38% for Botswana.
44.4% of Belgium's area is agricultural land vs 45.6% in Botswana.
Belgium has 0.03% of the world's agricultural land area — Botswana has 0.54%.
22.6% of Belgium is covered by forests, compared to 26.3% in Botswana.
0.02% of the world's forests are in Belgium, and 0.37% are in Botswana.

True size map comparison: Belgium vs Botswana

See how Belgium and Botswana 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

	Belgium	Botswana
Total area	11,849 sq mi	224,610 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1	19
Total area rank	137/197	47/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.006%	0.11%
Land area	11,774 sq mi	218,816 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1	18.6
Land area rank	136/197	47/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.02%	0.38%
Population	11,858,610	2,521,139
Population density	1,011 ppl/mi²	11.9 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Belgium	Botswana
Forest area	2,661 sq mi	57,528 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	22.6%	26.3%
Forest area rank	133/196	44/196
World's forests share	0.02%	0.37%
Agricultural land area	5,225 sq mi	99,854 sq mi
Agricultural land share	44.4%	45.6%
Agricultural land area rank	133/194	43/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.03%	0.54%
Arable land	3,333 sq mi	1,004 sq mi
Arable land share	28.3%	0.46%
Arable land area rank	112/191	138/191
Permanent cropland	89.6 sq mi	7.72 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.76%	0.004%
Permanent cropland area rank	145/192	176/192
Water area	74.9 sq mi	5,794 sq mi
Water as share of total area	0.63%	2.58%
Water area rank	129/197	34/197
Roads length	73,579 mi	19,727 mi
Land borders length	806 mi	2,701 mi
Coastline length	41.3 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	38.3%	n/a

Belgium vs Botswana size on the map

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

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