Japan vs Lebanon
Japan is 36.2 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Japan about 36 times.
JapanLebanonJapan moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
36.2×
Japan is 36.2× the area of Lebanon.
| Japan | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Beirut |
| Region | Eastern Asia | 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. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× 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 Japan bigger than Lebanon?
- Yes. Japan is 36.2 times larger than Lebanon. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Japan?
- About 36 times: Japan has 36.2× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Japan and Lebanon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× 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, Japan or Lebanon?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 5,849,421. Density: Japan 326 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².