Eswatini vs Lebanon
Eswatini is 66% larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Eswatini about 1.7 times.
EswatiniLebanonEswatini moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
1.66×
Eswatini is 1.66× the area of Lebanon.
| Eswatini | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Beirut |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eswatini sits at about 27°S and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Eswatini bigger than Lebanon?
- Yes. Eswatini is 66% larger than Lebanon. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Eswatini?
- About 1.7 times: Eswatini has 1.66× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Eswatini and Lebanon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini is drawn about 1.25× 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, Eswatini or Lebanon?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².