Luxembourg at its true size

Where Luxembourg ranks

Among the independent states, in 43 rankings. Each links to its table.

Countries of a similar size

Every country within 25% of Luxembourg’s area, lit up on the map →

• Samoa0.91×Luxembourg is 9% smaller than Samoa.
• Mauritius1.27×Luxembourg is 27% larger than Mauritius.
• Comoros1.27×Luxembourg is 27% larger than Comoros.
• Cabo Verde0.64×Luxembourg is 36% smaller than Cabo Verde.
• Trinidad and Tobago0.51×Luxembourg is 49% smaller than Trinidad and Tobago.
• Brunei0.45×Luxembourg is 2.22 times smaller than Brunei.

How many times does Luxembourg fit into…

• Russia: about 6585 times
• Canada: about 3851 times
• United States: about 3790 times

The land itself

Rivers, summits and lakes Luxembourg shares with the rest of the world. Turn on “Rivers & lakes” and “Physical names” in the atlas to see them on the map.

Rivers are listed by the published length of their whole course, not the part inside Luxembourg. Figures from Wikidata, features from Natural Earth.

Neighbours

• Francecompare 0.0×
• Germanycompare 0.01×
• Belgiumcompare 0.08×

Questions about Luxembourg

How big is Luxembourg?

Luxembourg covers 2,593 km², which makes it number 168 of 194 countries by area. About 686,970 people live there (2025), 265 per km².

Is Luxembourg bigger than Samoa?

Luxembourg is 9% smaller than Samoa. Luxembourg: 2,593 km²; Samoa: 2,842 km².

How much does the Mercator map distort Luxembourg?

At about 50° latitude, Mercator stretches Luxembourg to roughly 2.4× its true area relative to a country on the equator. Kartavera draws it in the Equal Earth projection, where areas are exact.

Which countries border Luxembourg?

Luxembourg shares a land border with France, Germany, Belgium.