Brisbane
15,826 km²
Brussels
161 km²
Australia
Belgium
Area Comparison
Brisbane is 98.3x larger than Brussels
Population Comparison
Brisbane has 2.2x more people than Brussels
Brisbane is significantly larger, covering 98.3 times the area of Brussels. Brisbane spans 15,826 km² (6,110 mi²) while Brussels covers 161 km² (62 mi²) — a difference of 15,665 km². You could fit Brussels inside Brisbane approximately 98 times.
To put Brisbane's size in perspective, its area of 15,826 km² is about 2.5x the size of Shanghai. Meanwhile, Brussels at 161 km² is roughly the same size as Washington D.C..
Picture Brisbane another way: its area is large enough to fit about 2,200,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Paris, or 130 times the area of San Francisco. Brussels, by comparison, equals about 23,000 American football fields, 80 times the area of Monaco, or 47 times the area of Central Park.
Brisbane is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, a bio-geographical and urban region with an estimated population of 4.1 million as of 2024. The central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from its mouth at Moreton Bay.
Known as "Brissy", Brisbane covers 15,826 km² with a population of 2.7 million. The city was established in 1824. Brisbane is known for Brisbane River, South Bank Parklands, Story Bridge, among other attractions.
Brisbane is Queensland's capital and Australia's third-most populous city with around 2.8 million residents.
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country. It is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, and is separate from the Flemish Region (Flanders), within which it forms an enclave, and the Walloon Region (Wallonia), located less than 4 km (2.5 mi) south.
Nicknamed "Capital of Europe", Brussels has an area of 161 km² and is home to 1.3 million people. It was established in 1989. Visitors come for Grand Place, Manneken Pis, Atomium, and much more.
The Brussels-Capital Region comprises 19 municipalities and forms an enclave entirely within the Flemish Region.
Brisbane has a population density of 171 people per km² — a low-density, sprawling urban area. Brussels, with 7,826 people per km², is a densely populated city. Brussels is dramatically more crowded, with 45.8x the population density.
Size Ratio
Brussels fits inside Brisbane ~98 times
Density Gap
Brussels is 45.8x more densely populated
History
Brisbane is ~165 years older
Brisbane covers 15,826 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Beijing (16,411 km²), Hangzhou (16,854 km²), Chengdu (14,378 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), or Xi'an (10,097 km²).
Brussels covers 161 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Minneapolis (149 km²), Washington D.C. (177 km²), Miami (143 km²), Stockholm (188 km²), or Buenos Aires (203 km²).
The straight-line distance from Brisbane to Brussels is 16,317 km (10,139 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~19h 42m.
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