Total & land area: Argentina vs Luxembourg size comparison

Argentina is 1,075 times bigger by total area compared to Luxembourg: 1,073,518 sq mi vs 999 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Argentina is 1,056,642 sq mi vs 994 sq mi for Luxembourg — a 1,063 times difference in territory size.

Argentina ranks 8/197 by total surface area vs 169/197 for Luxembourg.
Argentina occupies 1.84% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.002% for Luxembourg.
42.4% of Argentina's area is agricultural land vs 51.7% in Luxembourg.
Argentina has 2.43% of the world's agricultural land area — Luxembourg has 0.003%.
10.3% of Argentina is covered by forests, compared to 34.5% in Luxembourg.
0.7% of the world's forests are in Argentina, and 0.002% are in Luxembourg.

True size map comparison: Argentina vs Luxembourg

See how Argentina and Luxembourg compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Argentina	Luxembourg
Total area	1,073,518 sq mi	999 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1,075	1
Total area rank	8/197	169/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.55%	0.0005%
Land area	1,056,642 sq mi	994 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1,063	1
Land area rank	8/197	169/197
Share of all countries' land area	1.84%	0.002%
Population	45,696,159	677,012
Population density	43.5 ppl/mi²	696 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Argentina	Luxembourg
Forest area	109,059 sq mi	342 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	10.3%	34.5%
Forest area rank	20/196	160/196
World's forests share	0.7%	0.002%
Agricultural land area	448,405 sq mi	514 sq mi
Agricultural land share	42.4%	51.7%
Agricultural land area rank	9/194	160/194
Share of global agricultural land	2.43%	0.003%
Arable land	155,936 sq mi	236.8 sq mi
Arable land share	14.8%	23.8%
Arable land area rank	6/191	155/191
Permanent cropland	4,124 sq mi	5.99 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.39%	0.6%
Permanent cropland area rank	33/192	179/192
Water area	16,877 sq mi	4.59 sq mi
Water as share of total area	1.57%	0.46%
Water area rank	13/197	146/197
Roads length	149,129 mi	1,786 mi
Land borders length	7,437 mi	203.2 mi
Coastline length	3,100 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	12%	n/a

Argentina vs Luxembourg size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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