Comoros vs Lebanon
Lebanon is 5.14 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Lebanon about 5.1 times.
ComorosLebanonComoros moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.19× the area of Lebanon. Put the other way, Lebanon is 5.14× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Beirut |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Lebanon?
- No. Comoros is 5.14 times smaller than Lebanon. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Lebanon?
- About 5.1 times: Lebanon has 5.14× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Lebanon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Lebanon?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².