Gambia vs Lebanon
Gambia is 8% larger than Lebanon.
GambiaLebanonGambia moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
1.08×
Gambia is 1.08× the area of Lebanon.
| Gambia | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Beirut |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gambia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Gambia bigger than Lebanon?
- Yes. Gambia is 8% larger than Lebanon. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Gambia?
- About 1.1 times: Gambia has 1.08× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Gambia and Lebanon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gambia is drawn about 1.06× 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, Gambia or Lebanon?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².