Total & land area: Bahamas vs Luxembourg size comparison

The Bahamas is 5.37 times bigger by total area compared to Luxembourg: 5,358 sq mi vs 999 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the Bahamas is 3,865 sq mi vs 994 sq mi for Luxembourg — a 3.89 times difference in territory size.

The Bahamas ranks 157/197 by total surface area vs 169/197 for Luxembourg.
The Bahamas occupies 0.007% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.002% for Luxembourg.
1.3% of the Bahamas' area is agricultural land vs 51.7% in Luxembourg.
The Bahamas has 0.0003% of the world's agricultural land area — Luxembourg has 0.003%.
50.9% of the Bahamas is covered by forests, compared to 34.5% in Luxembourg.
0.01% of the world's forests are in the Bahamas, and 0.002% are in Luxembourg.

True size map comparison: Bahamas vs Luxembourg

See how the Bahamas 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

	Bahamas	Luxembourg
Total area	5,358 sq mi	999 sq mi
Size difference ratio	5.37	1
Total area rank	157/197	169/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.003%	0.0005%
Land area	3,865 sq mi	994 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	3.89	1
Land area rank	162/197	169/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.007%	0.002%
Population	401,283	677,012
Population density	104.7 ppl/mi²	696 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Bahamas	Luxembourg
Forest area	1,969 sq mi	342 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	50.9%	34.5%
Forest area rank	139/196	160/196
World's forests share	0.01%	0.002%
Agricultural land area	50.2 sq mi	514 sq mi
Agricultural land share	1.3%	51.7%
Agricultural land area rank	176/194	160/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.0003%	0.003%
Arable land	30.9 sq mi	236.8 sq mi
Arable land share	0.8%	23.8%
Arable land area rank	168/191	155/191
Permanent cropland	11.6 sq mi	5.99 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.3%	0.6%
Permanent cropland area rank	168/192	179/192
Water area	1,493 sq mi	4.59 sq mi
Water as share of total area	27.9%	0.46%
Water area rank	74/197	146/197
Roads length	1,678 mi	1,786 mi
Land borders length	0 mi	203.2 mi
Coastline length	2,201 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	7.7%	n/a

Bahamas vs Luxembourg size on the map

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

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