Luxembourg covers 2,586 km² on the new Equal Earth world map, 0.0019% of all land on Earth. It ranks 179th of 237 countries worldwide and 39th in Europe. At 50° latitude the old Mercator map inflates area by about 2.4×, drawing it closer to 6,199 km², a difference of roughly 140%.
Luxembourg: key figures
| True area | 2,586 km² |
| World rank | 179th |
| Share of world land | 0.0019% |
| Rank in Europe | 39th / 50 |
| Old-map (Mercator) inflation | 2.4× |
| Apparent size on Mercator | 6,199 km² |
Largest countries in Europe (true area)