British Virgin Islands vs Lebanon
Lebanon is 69.2 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Lebanon about 69 times.
British Virgin IslandsLebanonBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.01× the area of Lebanon. Put the other way, Lebanon is 69.2× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | 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. British Virgin Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 British Virgin Islands bigger than Lebanon?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 69.2 times smaller than Lebanon. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Lebanon?
- About 69 times: Lebanon has 69.2× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Lebanon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. British Virgin Islands is drawn about 1.11× 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, British Virgin Islands or Lebanon?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².