Rhode Island is 1.09× the size of Luxembourg
Rhode Island (state of the United States) covers about 2,830 km² (1,090 mi²) and Luxembourg (Europe) about 2,610 km² (1,010 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,830km²Rhode Island
- 2,610km²Luxembourg
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- Rhode Island
- Luxembourg
What fits
- Luxembourg is 92% of the size of Rhode Island.
- Rhode Island is larger by 224 km² (86.4 mi²), which is 8.6% of the area of Luxembourg.
- Measured in Belgiums: Rhode Island is about 0.09, Luxembourg about 0.09.
How they differ
- Rhode Island also has the larger population: 1.1 million against 691,000, 1.59× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 387 in Rhode Island against 265 in Luxembourg: Rhode Island is 1.46× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,820 km apart.
- On a standard web map Luxembourg looks larger than Rhode Island: Rhode Island at 42°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Luxembourg at 50°N about 2.4×, so the map shows Luxembourg as 1.23× the size of Rhode Island, when Rhode Island is 1.09× the size of Luxembourg.
- Together Rhode Island and Luxembourg cover 5,440 km², close to the size of Cyprus (5,400 km², 0.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 224 km², is about the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis (264 km²).
- At Luxembourg's density, Rhode Island would have 750,000 people (it has 1.1 million). At Rhode Island's density, Luxembourg would have 1.0 million (it has 691,000).
- Luxembourg's centre is 8.1° of latitude, about 900 km, farther north than Rhode Island's.
- Rhode Island is the 50th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Luxembourg ranks 181st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Luxembourg lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 900 km) north of Rhode Island.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Rhode Island would have about 2,580 m² and each person in Luxembourg about 3,780 m².
- Laid side by side, Rhode Island and Luxembourg would cover 5,440 km², about the same size as Cyprus.
- Together they have 1.8 million people, about as many people as North Macedonia.
- Counted as a country, Rhode Island would rank 179th by area and 162nd by population.
Side by side
| Rhode Island | Luxembourg | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 2,830 km²1,090 mi² | 2,610 km²1,010 mi² |
| Official area | 3,140 km²Wikidata | 2,590 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 50th of 51in the United States | 180th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 691,000Wikidata, 2026 |
| Rank by population | 43rd of 51in the United States | 166th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 387 per km² | 265 per km² |
| Capital | Providence | Luxembourg |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 42°N | 49°N to 50°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2026. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 2,830 km² is 9.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,140 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 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