Saarland is 1.02× the size of Luxembourg
Saarland (state of Germany) covers about 2,650 km² (1,020 mi²) and Luxembourg (Europe) about 2,610 km² (1,010 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,650km²Saarland
- 2,610km²Luxembourg
20 km
- Saarland
- Luxembourg
What fits
- Luxembourg is 98% of the size of Saarland.
- Saarland is larger by 45.7 km² (17.6 mi²), which is 1.8% of the area of Luxembourg.
- Measured in Belgiums: Saarland is about 0.09, Luxembourg about 0.09.
How they differ
- Saarland also has the larger population: 1.0 million against 691,000, 1.46× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 379 in Saarland against 265 in Luxembourg: Saarland is 1.43× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 76 km apart.
- Together Saarland and Luxembourg cover 5,260 km², close to the size of Cyprus (5,400 km², 2.5% bigger).
- At Luxembourg's density, Saarland would have 703,000 people (it has 1.0 million). At Saarland's density, Luxembourg would have 990,000 (it has 691,000).
- Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
- Saarland is the 13th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Luxembourg ranks 181st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 49°N and 50°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Saarland would have about 2,640 m² and each person in Luxembourg about 3,780 m².
- Laid side by side, Saarland and Luxembourg would cover 5,260 km², about the same size as Cyprus.
- Together they have 1.7 million people, 92% as many people as North Macedonia.
- Counted as a country, Saarland would rank 180th by area and 162nd by population.
Side by side
| Saarland | Luxembourg | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 2,650 km²1,020 mi² | 2,610 km²1,010 mi² |
| Official area | 2,570 km²Wikidata | 2,590 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 13th of 16in Germany | 180th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.0 millionWikidata, 2022 | 691,000Wikidata, 2026 |
| Rank by population | 15th of 16in Germany | 166th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 379 per km² | 265 per km² |
| Capital | Saarbrücken | Luxembourg |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 50°N | 49°N to 50°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2026. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 2,650 km² is 3.3% above Wikidata's official figure of 2,570 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- 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