Lebanon vs Seychelles

Lebanon is 22.8 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Lebanon about 23 times.

LebanonSeychellesLebanon moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Lebanon is 22.8× the area of Seychelles.
LebanonSeychelles
Area10,452 km²459 km²
Population5,849,421122,730
Density560 / km²267 / km²
CapitalBeirutVictoria
RegionWestern AsiaEastern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours20

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; Seychelles at 5° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
Yes. Lebanon is 22.8 times larger than Seychelles. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
How many times does Seychelles fit into Lebanon?
About 23 times: Lebanon has 22.8× the area of Seychelles.
Why do Lebanon and Seychelles 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 Seychelles about 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 122,730. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².