Lebanon vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 38.9 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Paraguay about 39 times.
LebanonParaguayLebanon moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Lebanon is 0.03× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 38.9× the size of Lebanon.
| Lebanon | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,452 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 5,849,421 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 560 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Asuncion |
| Region | Western Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Lebanon is 38.9 times smaller than Paraguay. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Paraguay?
- About 39 times: Paraguay has 38.9× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Lebanon and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay: 7,013,078 people against 5,849,421. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².