Lebanon vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 56.2 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Madagascar about 56 times.
LebanonMadagascarLebanon moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Lebanon is 0.02× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 56.2× the size of Lebanon.
| Lebanon | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,452 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 5,849,421 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 560 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Antananarivo |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Lebanon is 56.2 times smaller than Madagascar. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Madagascar?
- About 56 times: Madagascar has 56.2× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Lebanon and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 5,849,421. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².