Ghana vs Lebanon
Ghana is 22.8 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Ghana about 23 times.
GhanaLebanonGhana moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
22.8×
Ghana is 22.8× the area of Lebanon.
| Ghana | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Beirut |
| Region | Western 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. Ghana 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 Ghana bigger than Lebanon?
- Yes. Ghana is 22.8 times larger than Lebanon. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Ghana?
- About 23 times: Ghana has 22.8× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Ghana and Lebanon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ghana 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, Ghana or Lebanon?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 5,849,421. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².