Lebanon vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 17% larger than Lebanon.
LebanonVanuatuLebanon moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Lebanon is 0.86× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 1.17× the size of Lebanon.
| Lebanon | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,452 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 5,849,421 | 335,169 |
| Density | 560 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Port-Vila |
| Region | Western Asia | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Lebanon is 14% smaller than Vanuatu. Lebanon covers 10,452 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Vanuatu?
- About 1.2 times: Vanuatu has 1.17× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Lebanon and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 335,169. Density: Lebanon 560 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².