Total & land area: Belize vs Eswatini size comparison [2026]

Belize is 1.32 times bigger by total area compared to Eswatini: 8,867 sq mi vs 6,704 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Belize is 8,807 sq mi vs 6,641 sq mi for Eswatini — a 1.33 times difference in territory size.

Belize ranks 148/197 by total surface area vs 154/197 for Eswatini.
Belize occupies 0.02% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.01% for Eswatini.
7.98% of Belize's area is agricultural land vs 69.5% in Eswatini.
Belize has 0.004% of the world's agricultural land area — Eswatini has 0.03%.
54.5% of Belize is covered by forests, compared to 29.1% in Eswatini.
0.03% of the world's forests are in Belize, and 0.01% are in Eswatini.

True size map comparison: Belize vs Eswatini

See how Belize and Eswatini 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

	Belize	Eswatini
Total area	8,867 sq mi	6,704 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1.32	1
Total area rank	148/197	154/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.005%	0.003%
Land area	8,807 sq mi	6,641 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1.33	1
Land area rank	148/197	154/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.02%	0.01%
Population	417,072	1,242,822
Population density	48.7 ppl/mi²	191.2 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Belize	Eswatini
Forest area	4,801 sq mi	1,935 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	54.5%	29.1%
Forest area rank	117/196	140/196
World's forests share	0.03%	0.01%
Agricultural land area	703 sq mi	4,614 sq mi
Agricultural land share	7.98%	69.5%
Agricultural land area rank	157/194	136/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.004%	0.03%
Arable land	386 sq mi	683 sq mi
Arable land share	4.38%	10.3%
Arable land area rank	147/191	141/191
Permanent cropland	123.6 sq mi	69.5 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	1.4%	1.05%
Permanent cropland area rank	138/192	147/192
Water area	60.2 sq mi	63.3 sq mi
Water as share of total area	0.68%	0.94%
Water area rank	134/197	132/197
Roads length	2,039 mi	2,342 mi
Land borders length	337 mi	339 mi
Coastline length	239.8 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	20.4%	n/a

Belize vs Eswatini size on the map

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

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