Kiribati vs Lebanon
Lebanon is 12.9 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Lebanon about 13 times.
KiribatiLebanonKiribati moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.08× the area of Lebanon. Put the other way, Lebanon is 12.9× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | 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. Kiribati sits at about 1°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Kiribati bigger than Lebanon?
- No. Kiribati is 12.9 times smaller than Lebanon. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Lebanon?
- About 13 times: Lebanon has 12.9× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Lebanon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kiribati is drawn about 1.0× 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, Kiribati or Lebanon?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².