Luxembourg vs Switzerland
Switzerland is 15.9 times larger than Luxembourg. Luxembourg would fit into Switzerland about 16 times.
LuxembourgSwitzerlandLuxembourg moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
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Luxembourg is 0.06× the area of Switzerland. Put the other way, Switzerland is 15.9× the size of Luxembourg.
| Luxembourg | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,593 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 686,970 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 265 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Luxembourg | Bern |
| Region | Western Europe | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Luxembourg sits at about 50°N and is stretched to 2.4× its true area; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Luxembourg bigger than Switzerland?
- No. Luxembourg is 15.9 times smaller than Switzerland. Luxembourg covers 2,593 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Luxembourg fit into Switzerland?
- About 16 times: Switzerland has 15.9× the area of Luxembourg.
- Why do Luxembourg and Switzerland look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Luxembourg is drawn about 2.4× its true area there and Switzerland about 2.13×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Luxembourg or Switzerland?
- Switzerland: 9,092,436 people against 686,970. Density: Luxembourg 265 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².