Lebanon vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 16.9 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Uruguay about 17 times.
LebanonUruguayLebanon moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Lebanon is 0.06× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 16.9× the size of Lebanon.
| Lebanon | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,452 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 5,849,421 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 560 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Montevideo |
| Region | Western Asia | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Lebanon is 16.9 times smaller than Uruguay. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Uruguay?
- About 17 times: Uruguay has 16.9× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Lebanon and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 3,384,688. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².