Lebanon vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 31.6 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Malaysia about 32 times.
LebanonMalaysiaLebanon moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
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Lebanon is 0.03× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 31.6× the size of Lebanon.
| Lebanon | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,452 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 5,849,421 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 560 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Western Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Malaysia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- No. Lebanon is 31.6 times smaller than Malaysia. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Malaysia?
- About 32 times: Malaysia has 31.6× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Lebanon and Malaysia 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 Malaysia about 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 5,849,421. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².