Lebanon vs US Virgin Islands
Lebanon is 30.2 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Lebanon about 30 times.
LebanonUS Virgin IslandsLebanon moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
30.2×
Lebanon is 30.2× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Lebanon | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,452 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 5,849,421 | 103,792 |
| Density | 560 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Western Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Lebanon is 30.2 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Lebanon?
- About 30 times: Lebanon has 30.2× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Lebanon and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 103,792. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².