Greece vs Lebanon
Greece is 12.6 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Greece about 13 times.
GreeceLebanonGreece moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
12.6×
Greece is 12.6× the area of Lebanon.
| Greece | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Beirut |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× 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 Greece bigger than Lebanon?
- Yes. Greece is 12.6 times larger than Lebanon. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Greece?
- About 13 times: Greece has 12.6× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Greece and Lebanon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× 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, Greece or Lebanon?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 5,849,421. Density: Greece 79 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².