Total & land area: Luxembourg vs Mauritius size comparison

Luxembourg is 1.27 times bigger by total area compared to Mauritius: 999 sq mi vs 788 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Luxembourg is 994 sq mi vs 771 sq mi for Mauritius — a 1.29 times difference in territory size.

Luxembourg ranks 169/197 by total surface area vs 170/197 for Mauritius.
Luxembourg occupies 0.002% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.001% for Mauritius.
51.7% of Luxembourg's area is agricultural land vs 43% in Mauritius.
Luxembourg has 0.003% of the world's agricultural land area — Mauritius has 0.002%.
34.5% of Luxembourg is covered by forests, compared to 19.5% in Mauritius.
0.002% of the world's forests are in Luxembourg, and 0.001% are in Mauritius.

True size map comparison: Luxembourg vs Mauritius

See how Luxembourg and Mauritius 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

	Luxembourg	Mauritius
Total area	999 sq mi	788 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1.27	1
Total area rank	169/197	170/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.0005%	0.0004%
Land area	994 sq mi	771 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1.29	1
Land area rank	169/197	170/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.002%	0.001%
Population	677,012	1,245,779
Population density	696 ppl/mi²	1,608 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Luxembourg	Mauritius
Forest area	342 sq mi	150.2 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	34.5%	19.5%
Forest area rank	160/196	167/196
World's forests share	0.002%	0.001%
Agricultural land area	514 sq mi	332 sq mi
Agricultural land share	51.7%	43%
Agricultural land area rank	160/194	164/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.003%	0.002%
Arable land	236.8 sq mi	289.6 sq mi
Arable land share	23.8%	37.6%
Arable land area rank	155/191	153/191
Permanent cropland	5.99 sq mi	15.3 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.6%	1.98%
Permanent cropland area rank	179/192	167/192
Water area	4.59 sq mi	16.6 sq mi
Water as share of total area	0.46%	2.11%
Water area rank	146/197	141/197
Roads length	1,786 mi	1,509 mi
Land borders length	203.2 mi	0 mi
Coastline length	0 mi	110 mi
Share of marine protected waters	n/a	0%

Luxembourg vs Mauritius size on the map

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

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