Gambia is 1.05× the size of Lebanon

Gambia covers about 10,500 km² (4,050 mi²) and Lebanon about 10,000 km² (3,860 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

10,500km²Gambia
10,000km²Lebanon

100 km

Gambia
Lebanon

What fits

Lebanon is 95% of the size of Gambia.
Gambia is larger by 497 km² (192 mi²), which is 5.0% of the area of Lebanon.
Measured in Belgiums: Gambia is about 0.34, Lebanon about 0.33.

How they differ

Gambia is larger, but Lebanon has the larger population: 6.1 million against 2.6 million, 2.31× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 610 in Lebanon against 251 in Gambia: Lebanon is 2.43× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 5,630 km apart.
On a standard web map Lebanon looks larger than Gambia: Gambia at 13°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Lebanon at 34°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Lebanon as 1.31× the size of Gambia, when Gambia is 1.05× the size of Lebanon.
Together Gambia and Lebanon cover 20,500 km², close to the size of El Salvador (20,500 km², 0.2% bigger).
The gap between them, 497 km², is about the size of Palau (492 km²).
At Lebanon's density, Gambia would have 6.4 million people (it has 2.6 million). At Gambia's density, Lebanon would have 2.5 million (it has 6.1 million).
Lebanon's centre is 20.5° of latitude, about 2,280 km, farther north than Gambia's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Gambia	1.05×
More people	Lebanon	2.31×
More crowded	Lebanon	2.43×
Farther north	Lebanon	20.5° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Lebanon	1.5× against 1.1×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Gambia	Lebanon
Belgium 30,700 km²	0.34×	0.33×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	0.04×	0.04×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.03×	0.03×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.03×	0.03×
France 548,000 km²	0.02×	0.02×
India 3,151,000 km²	1 in 300	1 in 315
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	1 in 807	1 in 847
United States 9,447,000 km²	1 in 900	1 in 944
Russia 16,980,000 km²	1 in 1,617	1 in 1,697

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Gambia	Lebanon
Area, main territory	10,500 km²4,050 mi²	10,000 km²3,860 mi²
Population	2.6 millionWikidata, 2021	6.1 millionWikidata, 2018
Density	251 per km²	610 per km²
Official area	11,300 km²Wikidata	10,500 km²Wikidata
Capital	Banjul	Beirut
Latitude range	13°N to 14°N	33°N to 35°N
Continent	Africa	Asia

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2018, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 10,500 km² is 7.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 11,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
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: 2026-11-11

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