Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is 1.27× the size of Luxembourg

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus covers about 3,320 km² (1,280 mi²) and Luxembourg about 2,610 km² (1,010 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

3,320km²Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
2,610km²Luxembourg

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Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Luxembourg

The boundary or political status of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.

What fits

Luxembourg is 79% of the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is larger by 711 km² (275 mi²), which is 27% of the area of Luxembourg.
Measured in Belgiums: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is about 0.11, Luxembourg about 0.09.

How they differ

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is larger, but Luxembourg has the larger population: 691,000 against 489,000, 1.41× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 265 in Luxembourg against 147 in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: Luxembourg is 1.80× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 2,750 km apart.
On a standard web map Luxembourg looks larger than Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Luxembourg at 50°N about 2.4×, so the map shows Luxembourg as 1.26× the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, when Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is 1.27× the size of Luxembourg.
Together Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Luxembourg cover 5,930 km², close to the size of Palestine (6,070 km², 2.5% bigger).
The gap between them, 711 km², is about the size of Dominica (730 km²).
At Luxembourg's density, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus would have 879,000 people (it has 489,000). At Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus's density, Luxembourg would have 385,000 (it has 691,000).
Luxembourg's centre is 14.5° of latitude, about 1,610 km, farther north than Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	1.27×
More people	Luxembourg	1.41×
More crowded	Luxembourg	1.80×
Farther north	Luxembourg	14.5° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Luxembourg	2.4× against 1.5×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	Luxembourg
Belgium 30,700 km²	0.11×	0.09×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	0.01×	0.01×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.01×	0.01×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.01×	0.01×
France 548,000 km²	0.01×	1 in 210
India 3,151,000 km²	1 in 949	1 in 1,208
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	1 in 2,552	1 in 3,248
United States 9,447,000 km²	1 in 2,846	1 in 3,622
Russia 16,980,000 km²	1 in 5,115	1 in 6,510

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	Luxembourg
Area, main territory	3,320 km²1,280 mi²	2,610 km²1,010 mi²
Population	489,000Wikidata, 2024	691,000Wikidata, 2026
Density	147 per km²	265 per km²
Official area	3,360 km²Wikidata	2,590 km²Wikidata
Capital	North Nicosia	Luxembourg
Latitude range	35°N to 36°N	49°N to 50°N
Continent	Asia	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2026, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 3,360 km² agrees with our measured area of 3,320 km², to within 2%.
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 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
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: 2026-11-11

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