Bulgaria vs Lebanon
Bulgaria is 10.6 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Bulgaria about 11 times.
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10.6×
Bulgaria is 10.6× the area of Lebanon.
| Bulgaria | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Beirut |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bulgaria sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.86× 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 Bulgaria bigger than Lebanon?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 10.6 times larger than Lebanon. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Bulgaria?
- About 11 times: Bulgaria has 10.6× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Bulgaria and Lebanon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bulgaria is drawn about 1.86× 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, Bulgaria or Lebanon?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 5,849,421. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².