Sikkim is 2.66× the size of Luxembourg
Sikkim (state of India) covers about 6,940 km² (2,680 mi²) and Luxembourg (Europe) about 2,610 km² (1,010 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,940km²Sikkim
- 2,610km²Luxembourg
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- Sikkim
- Luxembourg
What fits
- Luxembourg fits inside Sikkim about 2.66 times by area.
- Sikkim is larger by 4,330 km² (1,670 mi²), which is 166% of the area of Luxembourg.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sikkim is about 0.23, Luxembourg about 0.09.
How they differ
- Sikkim is larger, but Luxembourg has the larger population: 691,000 against 658,000, 1.05× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 265 in Luxembourg against 95 in Sikkim: Luxembourg is 2.80× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,180 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Sikkim at 28°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Luxembourg at 50°N about 2.4×, so the map shows Sikkim as 1.41× the size of Luxembourg instead of 2.66×.
- Together Sikkim and Luxembourg cover 9,550 km², close to the size of Lebanon (10,000 km², 4.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 4,330 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Luxembourg's density, Sikkim would have 1.8 million people (it has 658,000). At Sikkim's density, Luxembourg would have 247,000 (it has 691,000).
- Luxembourg's centre is 22.2° of latitude, about 2,470 km, farther north than Sikkim's.
- Sikkim is the 30th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 32nd most densely populated of them.
- Luxembourg ranks 181st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Luxembourg lies about 22° of latitude (roughly 2,470 km) north of Sikkim.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sikkim would have about 10,550 m² and each person in Luxembourg about 3,780 m².
- Laid side by side, Sikkim and Luxembourg would cover 9,550 km², 95% of the size of Lebanon.
- Together they have 1.3 million people, about as many people as Cyprus.
- Counted as a country, Sikkim would rank 171st by area and 167th by population.
Side by side
| Sikkim | Luxembourg | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 6,940 km²2,680 mi² | 2,610 km²1,010 mi² |
| Official area | 7,100 km²Wikidata | 2,590 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 30th of 36in India | 180th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 658,000Wikidata, 2011 | 691,000Wikidata, 2026 |
| Rank by population | 32nd of 36in India | 166th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 95 per km² | 265 per km² |
| Capital | Gangtok | Luxembourg |
| Latitude range | 27°N to 28°N | 49°N to 50°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2026. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 6,940 km² is 2.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 7,100 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