How can you tell the flags of the Netherlands and Luxembourg apart?

The Netherlands: the dark blue and the 2:3 shape. Luxembourg: the light sky blue and the longer flag.

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Netherlands vs Luxembourg Flag

Q: What is the difference between the flags of the Netherlands and Luxembourg?

Both flags are red, white and blue stripes across. Luxembourg has a light sky blue and a longer flag (3:5). The Netherlands has a dark blue and the usual 2:3 shape.

Both flags are red, white and blue stripes across. Luxembourg has a light sky blue and a longer flag (3:5). The Netherlands has a dark blue and the usual 2:3 shape.

The NetherlandsLook for the dark blue and the 2:3 shape.
LuxembourgLook for the light sky blue and the longer flag.

At a glance

	The Netherlands	Luxembourg
Stripes	Red, white, blue, across	Red, white, blue, across
Blue	Dark cobalt blue	Light sky blue
Shape	2:3	3:5, longer
Made official	1937	1972

Test yourself

Six quick rounds. The last rounds show the flags smaller, the way they look on a phone.

Why they look alike

The Dutch red, white and blue goes back to the 17th century, when it replaced an older orange, white and blue. Luxembourg's colours come from its own coat of arms, a red lion on blue and white stripes, and its flag was set down in law in 1972. The two countries also share a history: the Dutch king was Grand Duke of Luxembourg until 1890.