French Polynesia is 1.28× the size of Luxembourg

French Polynesia covers about 3,340 km² (1,290 mi²) and Luxembourg about 2,610 km² (1,010 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

3,340km²French Polynesia
2,610km²Luxembourg

500 km

French Polynesia
Luxembourg

What fits

Luxembourg is 78% of the size of French Polynesia.
French Polynesia is larger by 728 km² (281 mi²), which is 28% of the area of Luxembourg.
Measured in Belgiums: French Polynesia is about 0.11, Luxembourg about 0.09.

How they differ

French Polynesia is larger, but Luxembourg has the larger population: 691,000 against 279,000, 2.48× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 265 in Luxembourg against 84 in French Polynesia: Luxembourg is 3.17× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 15,400 km apart.
On a standard web map Luxembourg looks larger than French Polynesia: French Polynesia at 15°S is drawn about 1.1× too large and Luxembourg at 50°N about 2.4×, so the map shows Luxembourg as 1.75× the size of French Polynesia, when French Polynesia is 1.28× the size of Luxembourg.
Together French Polynesia and Luxembourg cover 5,950 km², close to the size of Palestine (6,070 km², 2.2% bigger).
The gap between them, 728 km², is about the size of Dominica (730 km²).
At Luxembourg's density, French Polynesia would have 884,000 people (it has 279,000). At French Polynesia's density, Luxembourg would have 218,000 (it has 691,000).
Luxembourg's centre is 64.9° of latitude, about 7,220 km, farther north than French Polynesia's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	French Polynesia	1.28×
More people	Luxembourg	2.48×
More crowded	Luxembourg	3.17×
Farther north	Luxembourg	64.9° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Luxembourg	2.4× against 1.1×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	French Polynesia	Luxembourg
Belgium 30,700 km²	0.11×	0.09×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	0.01×	0.01×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.01×	0.01×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.01×	0.01×
France 548,000 km²	0.01×	1 in 210
India 3,151,000 km²	1 in 944	1 in 1,208
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	1 in 2,539	1 in 3,248
United States 9,447,000 km²	1 in 2,831	1 in 3,622
Russia 16,980,000 km²	1 in 5,089	1 in 6,510

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	French Polynesia	Luxembourg
Area, main territory	3,340 km²1,290 mi²	2,610 km²1,010 mi²
Population	279,000Wikidata, 2022	691,000Wikidata, 2026
Density	84 per km²	265 per km²
Official area	4,170 km²Wikidata	2,590 km²Wikidata
Capital	Papeete	Luxembourg
Latitude range	28°S to 8°S	49°N to 50°N
Continent	Oceania	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2026, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 3,340 km² is 20% below Wikidata's official figure of 4,170 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
Wikidata's official figure of 2,590 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,610 km², to within 2%.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-11

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