Lebanon vs Portugal
Portugal is 8.82 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Portugal about 8.8 times.
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Lebanon is 0.11× the area of Portugal. Put the other way, Portugal is 8.82× the size of Lebanon.
| Lebanon | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,452 km² | 92,225 km² |
| Population | 5,849,421 | 10,804,871 |
| Density | 560 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Lisbon |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; Portugal at 40° N is stretched to 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
- No. Lebanon is 8.82 times smaller than Portugal. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and Portugal covers 92,225 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Portugal?
- About 8.8 times: Portugal has 8.82× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Lebanon and Portugal 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 Portugal about 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
- Portugal: 10,804,871 people against 5,849,421. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², Portugal 117 per km².