Lebanon vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 98.6 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Mauritania about 99 times.
LebanonMauritaniaLebanon moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Lebanon is 0.01× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 98.6× the size of Lebanon.
| Lebanon | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,452 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 5,849,421 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 560 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Nouakchott |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- No. Lebanon is 98.6 times smaller than Mauritania. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Mauritania?
- About 99 times: Mauritania has 98.6× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Lebanon and Mauritania 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 Mauritania about 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 5,315,065. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².