Afghanistan vs Lebanon
Afghanistan is 62.4 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Afghanistan about 62 times.
AfghanistanLebanonAfghanistan moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
62.4×
Afghanistan is 62.4× the area of Lebanon.
| Afghanistan | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Beirut |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Lebanon at 34° N is stretched to 1.45×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Lebanon?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 62.4 times larger than Lebanon. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Afghanistan?
- About 62 times: Afghanistan has 62.4× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Afghanistan and Lebanon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Lebanon about 1.45×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Lebanon?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 5,849,421. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².