Lebanon vs Samoa
Lebanon is 3.68 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Lebanon about 3.7 times.
LebanonSamoaLebanon moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
3.68×
Lebanon is 3.68× the area of Samoa.
| Lebanon | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,452 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 5,849,421 | 219,306 |
| Density | 560 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Apia |
| Region | Western Asia | Polynesia |
| 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; Samoa at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Yes. Lebanon is 3.68 times larger than Samoa. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Lebanon?
- About 3.7 times: Lebanon has 3.68× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Lebanon and Samoa 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 Samoa about 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 219,306. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², Samoa 77 per km².