Lebanon vs Libya
Libya is 168 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Libya about 168 times.
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Lebanon is 0.01× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 168× the size of Lebanon.
| Lebanon | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,452 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 5,849,421 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 560 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Tripoli |
| Region | Western Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Lebanon sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× 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 Lebanon bigger than Libya?
- No. Lebanon is 168 times smaller than Libya. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Libya?
- About 168 times: Libya has 168× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Lebanon and Libya look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Lebanon is drawn about 1.45× 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, Lebanon or Libya?
- Libya: 7,458,555 people against 5,849,421. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².