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
30.9×
Côte d'Ivoire is 30.9× the area of Lebanon.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Beirut |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. 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.