Barbados vs Luxembourg
Luxembourg is 5.91 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Luxembourg about 5.9 times.
BarbadosLuxembourgBarbados moved onto Luxembourg · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 0.17× the area of Luxembourg. Put the other way, Luxembourg is 5.91× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Luxembourg | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 2,593 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 686,970 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 265 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | Luxembourg |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Barbados sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Luxembourg at 50° N is stretched to 2.4×. That difference is why Luxembourg looks so much bigger than it is next to Barbados. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Barbados bigger than Luxembourg?
- No. Barbados is 5.91 times smaller than Luxembourg. Barbados covers 439 km² and Luxembourg covers 2,593 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Luxembourg?
- About 5.9 times: Luxembourg has 5.91× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Luxembourg look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Luxembourg about 2.4×. That is why Luxembourg looks so much bigger than it really is next to Barbados. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Barbados or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg: 686,970 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Luxembourg 265 per km².