KOKKI EARTHWorld Flags & Globe

FLAG COMPARISON

Netherlands vs Luxembourg: Flag Differences

Both are horizontal tricolours of red, white and blue in the same order. Look at the shade of blue and the proportions.

THREE DIFFERENCES

Three ways to tell them apart

  1. 01

    The Netherlands uses a dark blue lower stripe.

  2. 02

    Luxembourg uses a noticeably lighter blue.

  3. 03

    Luxembourg uses 1:2 or 3:5; the Netherlands uses 2:3.

QUICK MEMORY TIP

Remember it in one line

A light-blue lower stripe indicates Luxembourg; dark blue indicates the Netherlands.

PUBLIC SOURCES

Check the flags in public sources

Flag specifications and country information are checked against material published by public institutions. The comparisons above also include visual observations made by placing the displayed flags side by side.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ↗The World Factbook ↗