Lebanon vs North Korea
North Korea is 11.5 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into North Korea about 12 times.
LebanonNorth KoreaLebanon moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
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Lebanon is 0.09× the area of North Korea. Put the other way, North Korea is 11.5× the size of Lebanon.
| Lebanon | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,452 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 5,849,421 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 560 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Pyongyang |
| Region | Western Asia | 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; North Korea at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. 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 North Korea?
- No. Lebanon is 11.5 times smaller than North Korea. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into North Korea?
- About 12 times: North Korea has 11.5× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Lebanon and North Korea 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 North Korea about 1.71×. 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 North Korea?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 5,849,421. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², North Korea 220 per km².