Lebanon vs New Zealand
New Zealand is 25.6 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into New Zealand about 26 times.
LebanonNew ZealandLebanon moved onto New Zealand · Equal-area projection
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Lebanon is 0.04× the area of New Zealand. Put the other way, New Zealand is 25.6× the size of Lebanon.
| Lebanon | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,452 km² | 268,021 km² |
| Population | 5,849,421 | 5,324,700 |
| Density | 560 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Wellington |
| Region | Western Asia | Australia and New Zealand |
| 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; New Zealand at 42° S is stretched to 1.79×. 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 New Zealand?
- No. Lebanon is 25.6 times smaller than New Zealand. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and New Zealand covers 268,021 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into New Zealand?
- About 26 times: New Zealand has 25.6× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Lebanon and New Zealand 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 New Zealand about 1.79×. 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 New Zealand?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 5,324,700. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², New Zealand 20 per km².