Total & land area: Luxembourg vs Moldova size comparison

Moldova is 13.1 times bigger by total area compared to Luxembourg: 13,067 sq mi vs 999 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Moldova is 12,714 sq mi vs 994 sq mi for Luxembourg — a 12.8 times difference in territory size.

Luxembourg ranks 169/197 by total surface area vs 136/197 for Moldova.
Luxembourg occupies 0.002% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.02% for Moldova.
51.7% of Luxembourg's area is agricultural land vs 74.1% in Moldova.
Luxembourg has 0.003% of the world's agricultural land area — Moldova has 0.05%.
34.5% of Luxembourg is covered by forests, compared to 11.7% in Moldova.
0.002% of the world's forests are in Luxembourg, and 0.01% are in Moldova.

True size map comparison: Luxembourg vs Moldova

See how Luxembourg and Moldova 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	Moldova
Total area	999 sq mi	13,067 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1	13.1
Total area rank	169/197	136/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.0005%	0.007%
Land area	994 sq mi	12,714 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1	12.8
Land area rank	169/197	135/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.002%	0.02%
Population	677,012	2,402,306
Population density	696 ppl/mi²	184.1 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Luxembourg	Moldova
Forest area	342 sq mi	1,492 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	34.5%	11.7%
Forest area rank	160/196	143/196
World's forests share	0.002%	0.01%
Agricultural land area	514 sq mi	9,421 sq mi
Agricultural land share	51.7%	74.1%
Agricultural land area rank	160/194	110/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.003%	0.05%
Arable land	236.8 sq mi	7,224 sq mi
Arable land share	23.8%	56.8%
Arable land area rank	155/191	83/191
Permanent cropland	5.99 sq mi	1,027 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.6%	8.08%
Permanent cropland area rank	179/192	74/192
Water area	4.59 sq mi	353 sq mi
Water as share of total area	0.46%	2.7%
Water area rank	146/197	108/197
Roads length	1,786 mi	5,811 mi
Land borders length	203.2 mi	1,171 mi
Coastline length	0 mi	0 mi

Luxembourg vs Moldova size on the map

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

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