Côte d'Ivoire vs Lebanon

Côte d'Ivoire is 30.9 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 31 times.

Côte d'IvoireLebanonCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 30.9× the area of Lebanon.
Côte d'IvoireLebanon
Area322,463 km²10,452 km²
Population32,711,5475,849,421
Density101 / km²560 / km²
CapitalYamoussoukroBeirut
RegionWestern AfricaWestern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours52

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Côte d'Ivoire bigger than Lebanon?
Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 30.9 times larger than Lebanon. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
How many times does Lebanon fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
About 31 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 30.9× the area of Lebanon.
Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Lebanon look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire is drawn about 1.02× 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, Côte d'Ivoire or Lebanon?
Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 5,849,421. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².