Luxembourg is 1.01× the size of Réunion (France)

Luxembourg (Europe) covers about 2,610 km² (1,010 mi²) and Réunion (France) (overseas region of France) about 2,580 km² (997 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

2,610km²Luxembourg
2,580km²Réunion (France)

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Luxembourg
Réunion (France)

What fits

Réunion (France) is 99% of the size of Luxembourg.
Luxembourg is larger by 26.1 km² (10.1 mi²), which is 1.0% of the area of Réunion (France).
Measured in Belgiums: Luxembourg is about 0.09, Réunion (France) about 0.08.

How they differ

Luxembourg is larger, but Réunion (France) has the larger population: 881,000 against 691,000, 1.28× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 341 in Réunion (France) against 265 in Luxembourg: Réunion (France) is 1.29× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 9,260 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Luxembourg at 50°N is drawn about 2.4× too large and Réunion (France) at 21°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Luxembourg as 2.11× the size of Réunion (France) instead of 1.01×.
Together Luxembourg and Réunion (France) cover 5,190 km², close to the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km², 1.3% smaller).
At Réunion (France)'s density, Luxembourg would have 890,000 people (it has 691,000). At Luxembourg's density, Réunion (France) would have 684,000 (it has 881,000).
Luxembourg's centre is 70.9° of latitude, about 7,880 km, farther north than Réunion (France)'s.
Luxembourg ranks 181st of 246 countries and territories by area.
Réunion (France) is the 15th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 0.4% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
Luxembourg lies about 71° of latitude (roughly 7,880 km) north of Réunion (France), on the other side of the equator.
Shared out evenly, each person in Luxembourg would have about 3,780 m² and each person in Réunion (France) about 2,930 m².
Laid side by side, Luxembourg and Réunion (France) would cover 5,190 km², about the same size as Trinidad and Tobago.
Together they have 1.6 million people, 1.12× as many people as East Timor.
Counted as a country, Réunion (France) would rank 181st by area and 164th by population.

Side by side

	Luxembourg	Réunion (France)
Is a	CountryEurope	Overseas regionFrance
Area, measured	2,610 km²1,010 mi²	2,580 km²997 mi²
Official area	2,590 km²Wikidata	2,510 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	180th of 239worldwide	15th of 18in France
Population	691,000Wikidata, 2026	881,000Wikidata, 2022
Rank by population	166th of 237worldwide	13th of 18in France
Density	265 per km²	341 per km²
Capital	Luxembourg	Saint-Denis
Latitude range	49°N to 50°N	21°S to 21°S

Population: Wikidata 2026 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 2,590 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,610 km², to within 2%.
Our measured 2,580 km² is 2.8% above Wikidata's official figure of 2,510 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

Similar in size to Luxembourg

Similar in size to Réunion (France)

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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

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