Lebanon vs Montenegro
Montenegro is 33% larger than Lebanon.
LebanonMontenegroLebanon moved onto Montenegro · Equal-area projection
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Lebanon is 0.75× the area of Montenegro. Put the other way, Montenegro is 1.33× the size of Lebanon.
| Lebanon | Montenegro | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,452 km² | 13,883 km² |
| Population | 5,849,421 | 623,129 |
| Density | 560 / km² | 45 / km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Podgorica |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Montenegro at 43° N is stretched to 1.86×. 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 Montenegro?
- No. Lebanon is 25% smaller than Montenegro. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and Montenegro covers 13,883 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Montenegro?
- About 1.3 times: Montenegro has 1.33× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Lebanon and Montenegro 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 Montenegro about 1.86×. 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 Montenegro?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 623,129. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², Montenegro 45 per km².