Lebanon vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 43% larger than Lebanon.
LebanonTimor-LesteLebanon moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Lebanon is 0.7× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 1.43× the size of Lebanon.
| Lebanon | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,452 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 5,849,421 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 560 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Dili |
| Region | Western Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S 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 Timor-Leste?
- No. Lebanon is 30% smaller than Timor-Leste. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 1.4 times: Timor-Leste has 1.43× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Lebanon and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 1,418,517. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².