Luxembourg is 1.67× the size of Bangkok
Luxembourg (Europe) covers about 2,610 km² (1,010 mi²) and Bangkok (special administrative area of Thailand) about 1,560 km² (604 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,610km²Luxembourg
- 1,560km²Bangkok
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- Luxembourg
- Bangkok
What fits
- Bangkok is 60% of the size of Luxembourg.
- Luxembourg is larger by 1,040 km² (403 mi²), which is 67% of the area of Bangkok.
- Measured in Belgiums: Luxembourg is about 0.09, Bangkok about 0.05.
How they differ
- Luxembourg is larger, but Bangkok has the larger population: 5.7 million against 691,000, 8.22× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 3,630 in Bangkok against 265 in Luxembourg: Bangkok is 13.7× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,160 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Luxembourg at 50°N is drawn about 2.4× too large and Bangkok at 14°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Luxembourg as 3.77× the size of Bangkok instead of 1.67×.
- Together Luxembourg and Bangkok cover 4,170 km², close to the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km², 5.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,040 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Bangkok's density, Luxembourg would have 9.5 million people (it has 691,000). At Luxembourg's density, Bangkok would have 414,000 (it has 5.7 million).
- Luxembourg's centre is 36.0° of latitude, about 4,000 km, farther north than Bangkok's.
- Luxembourg ranks 181st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Bangkok is the 69th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Luxembourg lies about 36° of latitude (roughly 4,000 km) north of Bangkok.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Luxembourg would have about 3,780 m² and each person in Bangkok about 280 m².
- Laid side by side, Luxembourg and Bangkok would cover 4,170 km², 1.06× the size of Cape Verde.
- Together they have 6.4 million people, about as many people as Bulgaria.
- Bangkok is drawn from 40 points: at a size under 2,500 km² the outline is a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
- Counted as a country, Bangkok would rank 183rd by area and 116th by population.
Side by side
| Luxembourg | Bangkok | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | Special administrative areaThailand |
| Area, measured | 2,610 km²1,010 mi² | 1,560 km²604 mi² |
| Official area | 2,590 km²Wikidata | 1,570 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 180th of 239worldwide | 69th of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 691,000Wikidata, 2026 | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2018 |
| Rank by population | 166th of 237worldwide | 1st of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 265 per km² | 3,630 per km² |
| Capital | Luxembourg | – |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 50°N | 13°N to 14°N |
Population: Wikidata 2026 and Wikidata 2018. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,590 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,610 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,570 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,560 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12