Guinea-Bissau vs Lebanon
Guinea-Bissau is 3.46 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 3.5 times.
Guinea-BissauLebanonGuinea-Bissau moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
3.46×
Guinea-Bissau is 3.46× the area of Lebanon.
| Guinea-Bissau | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Beirut |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Guinea-Bissau bigger than Lebanon?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 3.46 times larger than Lebanon. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 3.5 times: Guinea-Bissau has 3.46× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Lebanon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau is drawn about 1.05× 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, Guinea-Bissau or Lebanon?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².