Which has higher surface area, Albania or Belgium?

Belgium, at 30,689 sq. km against 28,750 sq. km in Albania as of 2024.

What is the difference in surface area between Albania and Belgium?

1,939 sq. km, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Belgium?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Albania vs Belgium: Surface area (sq. km)

Albania

28,750 sq. km

in 2024

Belgium

30,689 sq. km

in 2024

Albania rank

140th

Belgium rank

137th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Albania
Belgium

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 30,689 sq. km against 28,750 sq. km in Albania, a difference of 1,939 sq. km.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Albania ranks 140th and Belgium ranks 137th of 216 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Belgium	Difference	Ahead
1960s	28,750 sq. km	33,120 sq. km	4,370 sq. km	Belgium
1970s	28,750 sq. km	33,120 sq. km	4,370 sq. km	Belgium
1980s	28,750 sq. km	33,120 sq. km	4,370 sq. km	Belgium
1990s	28,750 sq. km	33,120 sq. km	4,370 sq. km	Belgium
2000s	28,750 sq. km	30,528 sq. km	1,778 sq. km	Belgium
2010s	28,750 sq. km	30,560 sq. km	1,810 sq. km	Belgium
2020s	28,750 sq. km	30,689 sq. km	1,939 sq. km	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Albania or Belgium?: Belgium, at 30,689 sq. km against 28,750 sq. km in Albania as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Albania and Belgium?: 1,939 sq. km, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Belgium?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Albania and Belgium rank globally for surface area?: Albania ranks 140th and Belgium ranks 137th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.