Guam vs Lebanon
Lebanon is 19.2 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Lebanon about 19 times.
GuamLebanonGuam moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.05× the area of Lebanon. Put the other way, Lebanon is 19.2× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Beirut |
| Region | Micronesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guam 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 Guam bigger than Lebanon?
- No. Guam is 19.2 times smaller than Lebanon. Guam covers 544 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Lebanon?
- About 19 times: Lebanon has 19.2× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Lebanon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guam 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, Guam or Lebanon?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².