Botswana vs Lebanon
Botswana is 55.7 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Botswana about 56 times.
BotswanaLebanonBotswana moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
55.7×
Botswana is 55.7× the area of Lebanon.
| Botswana | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Beirut |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than Lebanon?
- Yes. Botswana is 55.7 times larger than Lebanon. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Botswana?
- About 56 times: Botswana has 55.7× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Botswana and Lebanon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or Lebanon?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².