Israel vs Libya
Libya is 84.7 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Libya about 85 times.
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Israel is 0.01× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 84.7× the size of Israel.
| Israel | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Tripoli |
| Region | Western Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× its true area; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Israel bigger than Libya?
- No. Israel is 84.7 times smaller than Libya. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Libya?
- About 85 times: Libya has 84.7× the area of Israel.
- Why do Israel and Libya look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× its true area there and Libya about 1.26×. 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, Israel or Libya?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 7,458,555. Density: Israel 487 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².