Total & land area: Libya vs Luxembourg size comparison

Libya is 680 times bigger by total area compared to Luxembourg: 679,363 sq mi vs 999 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Libya is 679,362 sq mi vs 994 sq mi for Luxembourg — a 683 times difference in territory size.

Libya ranks 16/197 by total surface area vs 169/197 for Luxembourg.
Libya occupies 1.18% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.002% for Luxembourg.
8.72% of Libya's area is agricultural land vs 51.7% in Luxembourg.
Libya has 0.32% of the world's agricultural land area — Luxembourg has 0.003%.
0.12% of Libya is covered by forests, compared to 34.5% in Luxembourg.
0.005% of the world's forests are in Libya, and 0.002% are in Luxembourg.

True size map comparison: Libya vs Luxembourg

See how Libya 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

	Libya	Luxembourg
Total area	679,363 sq mi	999 sq mi
Size difference ratio	680	1
Total area rank	16/197	169/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.34%	0.0005%
Land area	679,362 sq mi	994 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	683	1
Land area rank	16/197	169/197
Share of all countries' land area	1.18%	0.002%
Population	7,381,023	677,012
Population density	11.1 ppl/mi²	696 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Libya	Luxembourg
Forest area	838 sq mi	342 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	0.12%	34.5%
Forest area rank	154/196	160/196
World's forests share	0.005%	0.002%
Agricultural land area	59,267 sq mi	514 sq mi
Agricultural land share	8.72%	51.7%
Agricultural land area rank	56/194	160/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.32%	0.003%
Arable land	6,641 sq mi	236.8 sq mi
Arable land share	0.98%	23.8%
Arable land area rank	87/191	155/191
Permanent cropland	1,274 sq mi	5.99 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.19%	0.6%
Permanent cropland area rank	66/192	179/192
Water area	0.39 sq mi	4.59 sq mi
Water as share of total area	0.00006%	0.46%
Water area rank	164/197	146/197
Roads length	22,991 mi	1,786 mi
Land borders length	2,696 mi	203.2 mi
Coastline length	1,100 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	0.6%	n/a

Libya vs Luxembourg size on the map

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

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