Real size
How big is Belarus really?
207,000 km²
79,800 sq mi · 83rd smallest of the 167 here · about the size of Guyana
Normal web maps draw it 2.8× too big
Belarus covers 207,000 km² (79,800 sq mi), about the size of Guyana. A normal web map draws it about 2.8 times too big, because it lies far from the equator (around 54°N), and those maps stretch land more the closer it gets to the North Pole.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
- Real area
- 207,000 km²
- Size rank
- 85th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 2.8× too big
- Latitude
- 54°N
Countries about the same size
- GuyanaAbout the same size
- KyrgyzstanAbout the same size
- SenegalAbout the same size
- LaosLaos is 1.1 times the size of Belarus
- SyriaBelarus is 1.1 times the size of Syria
Belarus through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Belarus?
- Belarus covers about 207,000 km² (79,800 sq mi). It is the 83rd smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Belarus look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Belarus about 2.8 times too big.
- Is Belarus bigger than Guyana?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.