Lebanon vs Saint Helena
Lebanon is 26.5 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Lebanon about 27 times.
LebanonSaint HelenaLebanon moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Lebanon is 26.5× the area of Saint Helena.
| Lebanon | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,452 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 5,849,421 | 5,633 |
| Density | 560 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Jamestown |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Yes. Lebanon is 26.5 times larger than Saint Helena. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Lebanon?
- About 27 times: Lebanon has 26.5× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Lebanon and Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena about 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 5,633. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².