Eritrea vs Lebanon
Eritrea is 11.3 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Eritrea about 11 times.
EritreaLebanonEritrea moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 11.3× the area of Lebanon.
| Eritrea | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Beirut |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Lebanon?
- Yes. Eritrea is 11.3 times larger than Lebanon. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Eritrea?
- About 11 times: Eritrea has 11.3× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Eritrea and Lebanon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Lebanon?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².