Lebanon vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 61.6 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into South Sudan about 62 times.
LebanonSouth SudanLebanon moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Lebanon is 0.02× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 61.6× the size of Lebanon.
| Lebanon | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,452 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 5,849,421 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 560 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Juba |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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 Sudan at 7° 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 South Sudan?
- No. Lebanon is 61.6 times smaller than South Sudan. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into South Sudan?
- About 62 times: South Sudan has 61.6× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Lebanon and South Sudan 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 Sudan 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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 5,849,421. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².