Lebanon is 1.35× the size of Canary Islands
Lebanon (Asia) covers about 10,000 km² (3,860 mi²) and Canary Islands (autonomous community of Spain) about 7,440 km² (2,870 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 10,000km²Lebanon
- 7,440km²Canary Islands
100 km
- Lebanon
- Canary Islands
What fits
- Canary Islands is 74% of the size of Lebanon.
- Lebanon is larger by 2,570 km² (992 mi²), which is 35% of the area of Canary Islands.
- Measured in Belgiums: Lebanon is about 0.33, Canary Islands about 0.24.
How they differ
- Lebanon also has the larger population: 6.1 million against 2.2 million, 2.74× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 610 in Lebanon against 300 in Canary Islands: Lebanon is 2.03× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,900 km apart.
- Together Lebanon and Canary Islands cover 17,400 km², close to the size of Kuwait (17,500 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,570 km², is about the size of Luxembourg (2,610 km²).
- At Canary Islands's density, Lebanon would have 3.0 million people (it has 6.1 million). At Lebanon's density, Canary Islands would have 4.5 million (it has 2.2 million).
- Lebanon's centre is 5.6° of latitude, about 620 km, farther north than Canary Islands's.
- Lebanon ranks 169th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Canary Islands is the 13th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Lebanon lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 620 km) north of Canary Islands.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Lebanon would have about 1,640 m² and each person in Canary Islands about 3,340 m².
- Laid side by side, Lebanon and Canary Islands would cover 17,400 km², about the same size as Kuwait.
- Together they have 8.3 million people, about as many people as Honduras.
- Counted as a country, Canary Islands would rank 170th by area and 146th by population.
Side by side
| Lebanon | Canary Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 10,000 km²3,860 mi² | 7,440 km²2,870 mi² |
| Official area | 10,500 km²Wikidata | 7,450 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 168th of 239worldwide | 13th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2018 | 2.2 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 113th of 237worldwide | 8th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 610 per km² | 300 per km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 35°N | 28°N to 29°N |
Population: Wikidata 2018 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- 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.
- Wikidata's official figure of 7,450 km² agrees with our measured area of 7,440 km², to within 2%.
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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 Canary Islands 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