---
title: "Belgium vs China — area, population, currency"
description: "Belgium is 30,528 km² with 11,941,781 people; China is 9,596,960 km² with 1,406,585,000. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/belgium-vs-china/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Belgium vs China

**Belgium vs China: China is larger; China has more people**

30,528 km² vs 9,596,960 km² · 11,941,781 vs 1,406,585,000

China is 314 times larger than Belgium — 9,596,960 against 30,528 km². China is 118 times more populous than Belgium — 1,406,585,000 against 11,941,781 people.

## Side by side

|  | Belgium | China |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Brussels | Beijing |
| Area | 30,528 km² | 9,596,960 km² |
| Population | 11,941,781 (2025) | 1,406,585,000 (2025) |
| Density | 391.2 /km² | 146.6 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Chinese yuan (CNY) |
| Official languages | Dutch, French, German | Standard Chinese |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+08:00 |
| Calling code | +32 | +86 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
| ISO codes | BE / BEL | CN / CHN |

## Population density

Belgium is 2.7 times more densely populated than China — 391 against 147 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin.

## Practical differences

- Different currencies: the Euro and the Chinese yuan.
- Different continents — Europe and Asia.

## Belgium

One of the most densely populated countries in Europe, and one of the most brightly lit — its motorway lighting was long visible from orbit as a distinct grid. The Signal de Botrange, its highest point, is only 694 m. Antwerp handles the majority of the world's rough diamond trade.

## China

The largest country in the world using a single time zone, so the sun rises in the far west around three hours later by the clock than in Beijing. China has a land border with fourteen countries — more than any other state except Russia, which also has fourteen. Its terrain runs from Mount Everest on the Nepalese border to the Turpan Depression at 154 m below sea level.

> Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year.

## Common questions

### Is Belgium bigger than China?

China is larger — 9,596,960 km² against 30,528 km².

### Which has more people, Belgium or China?

China, with 1,406,585,000 against 11,941,781.

### What is the time difference between Belgium and China?

Belgium is UTC+01:00 and China is UTC+08:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

- [Belgium](https://atoneplace.net/country/belgium/)
- [China](https://atoneplace.net/country/china/)
- [China vs United States](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-united-states/)
- [China vs India](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-india/)
- [China vs United Kingdom](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-united-kingdom/)
- [China vs Japan](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-japan/)
- [China vs New Zealand](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-new-zealand/)
- [China vs France](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-france/)
- [China vs Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-germany/)
- [China vs Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-italy/)
- [China vs Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-russia/)
- [China vs Mexico](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-mexico/)
- [China vs Spain](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-spain/)
- [China vs Egypt](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-egypt/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]