Basilicata is 1.01× the size of Lebanon
Basilicata (region of Italy) covers about 10,100 km² (3,880 mi²) and Lebanon (Asia) about 10,000 km² (3,860 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 10,100km²Basilicata
- 10,000km²Lebanon
50 km
- Basilicata
- Lebanon
What fits
- Lebanon is 99% of the size of Basilicata.
- Basilicata is larger by 57.3 km² (22.1 mi²), which is 0.6% of the area of Lebanon.
- Measured in Belgiums: Basilicata is about 0.33, Lebanon about 0.33.
How they differ
- Basilicata is larger, but Lebanon has the larger population: 6.1 million against 563,000, 10.8× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 610 in Lebanon against 56 in Basilicata: Lebanon is 10.9× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,890 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Basilicata at 41°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Lebanon at 34°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Basilicata as 1.20× the size of Lebanon instead of 1.01×.
- Together Basilicata and Lebanon cover 20,100 km², close to the size of Slovenia (20,300 km², 1.3% bigger).
- At Lebanon's density, Basilicata would have 6.1 million people (it has 563,000). At Basilicata's density, Lebanon would have 560,000 (it has 6.1 million).
- Basilicata's centre is 6.6° of latitude, about 730 km, farther north than Lebanon's.
- Basilicata is the 14th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 3.3% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Lebanon ranks 169th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Basilicata lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 732 km) north of Lebanon.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Basilicata would have about 17,880 m² and each person in Lebanon about 1,640 m².
- Laid side by side, Basilicata and Lebanon would cover 20,100 km², about the same size as Slovenia.
- Together they have 6.7 million people, about as many people as Serbia.
- Counted as a country, Basilicata would rank 168th by area and 171st by population.
Side by side
| Basilicata | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionItaly | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 10,100 km²3,880 mi² | 10,000 km²3,860 mi² |
| Official area | 9,990 km²Wikidata | 10,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 20in Italy | 168th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 563,000Wikidata, 2019 | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2018 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 20in Italy | 113th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 56 per km² | 610 per km² |
| Capital | Potenza | Beirut |
| Latitude range | 40°N to 41°N | 33°N to 35°N |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2018. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 9,990 km² agrees with our measured area of 10,100 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 10,000 km² is 4.3% below Wikidata's official figure of 10,500 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain. The outline of Basilicata is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12