Lebanon vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 6.86 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Sierra Leone about 6.9 times.
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Lebanon is 0.15× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 6.86× the size of Lebanon.
| Lebanon | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,452 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 5,849,421 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 560 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Freetown |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- No. Lebanon is 6.86 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 6.9 times: Sierra Leone has 6.86× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Lebanon and Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone about 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 5,849,421. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².