What is the difference in surface area between Belgium and Solomon Islands?

1,789 sq. km, with Belgium ahead.

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

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Belgium vs Solomon Islands: Surface area

Belgium

30,689 sq. km

in 2023

Solomon Islands

28,900 sq. km

in 2023

Belgium rank

137th

Solomon Islands rank

140th

Surface area over time

Belgium
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 30,689 sq. km against 28,900 sq. km in Solomon Islands, a difference of 1,789 sq. km.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 137th and Solomon Islands ranks 140th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	33,120 sq. km	28,900 sq. km	4,220 sq. km	Belgium
1970s	33,120 sq. km	28,900 sq. km	4,220 sq. km	Belgium
1980s	33,120 sq. km	28,900 sq. km	4,220 sq. km	Belgium
1990s	33,120 sq. km	28,900 sq. km	4,220 sq. km	Belgium
2000s	30,528 sq. km	28,900 sq. km	1,628 sq. km	Belgium
2010s	30,560 sq. km	28,900 sq. km	1,660 sq. km	Belgium
2020s	30,689 sq. km	28,900 sq. km	1,789 sq. km	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Belgium or Solomon Islands?: Belgium, at 30,689 sq. km against 28,900 sq. km in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Belgium and Solomon Islands?: 1,789 sq. km, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Solomon Islands?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Solomon Islands rank globally for surface area?: Belgium ranks 137th and Solomon Islands ranks 140th of 215 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: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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