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Luxembourg vs Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago is 98% larger than Luxembourg. Luxembourg would fit into Trinidad and Tobago about 2.0 times.

LuxembourgTrinidad and TobagoLuxembourg moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
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Luxembourg is 0.51× the area of Trinidad and Tobago. Put the other way, Trinidad and Tobago is 1.98× the size of Luxembourg.
LuxembourgTrinidad and Tobago
Area2,593 km²5,128 km²
Population686,9701,367,764
Density265 / km²267 / km²
CapitalLuxembourgPort-of-Spain
RegionWestern EuropeCaribbean
CoastlineLandlockedHas a coast
Neighbours30

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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. That difference is why Luxembourg looks so much bigger than it is next to Trinidad and Tobago. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.

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Questions about this pair

Is Luxembourg bigger than Trinidad and Tobago?
No. Luxembourg is 49% smaller than Trinidad and Tobago. Luxembourg covers 2,593 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
How many times does Luxembourg fit into Trinidad and Tobago?
About 2.0 times: Trinidad and Tobago has 1.98× the area of Luxembourg.
Why do Luxembourg and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. That is why Luxembourg looks so much bigger than it really is next to Trinidad and Tobago. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Which has more people, Luxembourg or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago: 1,367,764 people against 686,970. Density: Luxembourg 265 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².
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