Luxembourg vs United States
United States is 3,790 times larger than Luxembourg. Luxembourg would fit into United States about 3790 times.
LuxembourgUnited StatesLuxembourg moved onto United States · Equal-area projection
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Luxembourg is 0.0× the area of United States. Put the other way, United States is 3,790× the size of Luxembourg.
| Luxembourg | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,593 km² | 9,826,675 km² |
| Population | 686,970 | 341,784,857 |
| Density | 265 / km² | 35 / km² |
| Capital | Luxembourg | Washington D.C. |
| Region | Western Europe | Northern America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; United States at 45° N is stretched to 1.98×. 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 United States?
- No. Luxembourg is 3,790 times smaller than United States. Luxembourg covers 2,593 km² and United States covers 9,826,675 km².
- How many times does Luxembourg fit into United States?
- About 3790 times: United States has 3,790× the area of Luxembourg.
- Why do Luxembourg and United States 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 United States about 1.98×. 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 United States?
- United States: 341,784,857 people against 686,970. Density: Luxembourg 265 per km², United States 35 per km².