Lebanon vs North Macedonia
North Macedonia is 2.46 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into North Macedonia about 2.5 times.
LebanonNorth MacedoniaLebanon moved onto North Macedonia · Equal-area projection
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Lebanon is 0.41× the area of North Macedonia. Put the other way, North Macedonia is 2.46× the size of Lebanon.
| Lebanon | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,452 km² | 25,713 km² |
| Population | 5,849,421 | 1,820,909 |
| Density | 560 / km² | 71 / km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Skopje |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; North Macedonia at 42° N 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 North Macedonia?
- No. Lebanon is 2.46 times smaller than North Macedonia. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and North Macedonia covers 25,713 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into North Macedonia?
- About 2.5 times: North Macedonia has 2.46× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Lebanon and North Macedonia 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 Macedonia 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 North Macedonia?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 1,820,909. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², North Macedonia 71 per km².