Lebanon vs South Africa
South Africa is 117 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into South Africa about 117 times.
LebanonSouth AfricaLebanon moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Lebanon is 0.01× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 117× the size of Lebanon.
| Lebanon | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,452 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 5,849,421 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 560 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Pretoria |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Lebanon is 117 times smaller than South Africa. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into South Africa?
- About 117 times: South Africa has 117× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Lebanon and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 5,849,421. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², South Africa 53 per km².