Burkina Faso vs Lebanon
Burkina Faso is 26.2 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Burkina Faso about 26 times.
Burkina FasoLebanonBurkina Faso moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
26.2×
Burkina Faso is 26.2× the area of Lebanon.
| Burkina Faso | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Beirut |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Burkina Faso sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Burkina Faso bigger than Lebanon?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 26.2 times larger than Lebanon. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 26 times: Burkina Faso has 26.2× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Lebanon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Burkina Faso is drawn about 1.05× 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, Burkina Faso or Lebanon?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 5,849,421. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².