Gabon vs Lebanon
Gabon is 25.6 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Gabon about 26 times.
GabonLebanonGabon moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
25.6×
Gabon is 25.6× the area of Lebanon.
| Gabon | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Beirut |
| Region | Middle 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. Gabon sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Gabon bigger than Lebanon?
- Yes. Gabon is 25.6 times larger than Lebanon. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Gabon?
- About 26 times: Gabon has 25.6× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Gabon and Lebanon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gabon is drawn about 1.0× 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, Gabon or Lebanon?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².