Italy is 115× the size of Luxembourg
Italy covers about 301,000 km² (116,000 mi²) and Luxembourg about 2,610 km² (1,010 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 301,000km²Italy
- 2,610km²Luxembourg
200 km
- Italy
- Luxembourg
What fits
- Luxembourg fits inside Italy about 115 times by area.
- Italy is larger by 299,000 km² (115,000 mi²), which is 11,446% of the area of Luxembourg.
- Measured in Belgiums: Italy is about 9.82, Luxembourg about 0.09.
How they differ
- Italy also has the larger population: 58.9 million against 691,000, 85.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 265 in Luxembourg against 195 in Italy: Luxembourg is 1.36× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 915 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Italy at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Luxembourg at 50°N about 2.4×, so the map shows Italy as 89.2× the size of Luxembourg instead of 115×.
- Together Italy and Luxembourg cover 304,000 km², close to the size of Oman (311,000 km², 2.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 299,000 km², is about the size of Philippines (293,000 km²).
- At Luxembourg's density, Italy would have 79.8 million people (it has 58.9 million). At Italy's density, Luxembourg would have 510,000 (it has 691,000).
- Luxembourg's centre is 7.1° of latitude, about 790 km, farther north than Italy's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Italy | 115× |
| More people | Italy | 85.2× |
| More crowded | Luxembourg | 1.36× |
| Farther north | Luxembourg | 7.1° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Luxembourg | 2.4× against 1.9× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Italy | Luxembourg |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 9.82× | 0.09× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.24× | 0.01× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.84× | 0.01× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.81× | 0.01× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.55× | 1 in 210 |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.10× | 1 in 1,208 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 3,248 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× | 1 in 3,622 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 1 in 6,510 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Italy | Luxembourg | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 301,000 km²116,000 mi² | 2,610 km²1,010 mi² |
| Population | 58.9 millionWikidata, 2023 | 691,000Wikidata, 2026 |
| Density | 195 per km² | 265 per km² |
| Official area | 302,000 km²Wikidata | 2,590 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Rome | Luxembourg |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 47°N | 49°N to 50°N |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2026, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 302,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 301,000 km², to within 2%.
- 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