Antigua and Barbuda vs Lebanon
Lebanon is 23.8 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Lebanon about 24 times.
Antigua and BarbudaLebanonAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.04× the area of Lebanon. Put the other way, Lebanon is 23.8× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Beirut |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Lebanon?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 23.8 times smaller than Lebanon. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Lebanon?
- About 24 times: Lebanon has 23.8× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Lebanon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Lebanon?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².