Lebanon vs Qatar
Qatar is 9% larger than Lebanon.
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Lebanon is 0.91× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 1.09× the size of Lebanon.
| Lebanon | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,452 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 5,849,421 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 560 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Doha |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Asia |
| 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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- No. Lebanon is 9% smaller than Qatar. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Qatar?
- About 1.1 times: Qatar has 1.09× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Lebanon and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 2,972,215. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², Qatar 260 per km².