Lebanon is 1.11× the size of Puerto Rico
Lebanon covers about 10,000 km² (3,860 mi²) and Puerto Rico about 9,010 km² (3,480 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 10,000km²Lebanon
- 9,010km²Puerto Rico
50 km
- Lebanon
- Puerto Rico
What fits
- Puerto Rico is 90% of the size of Lebanon.
- Lebanon is larger by 998 km² (385 mi²), which is 11% of the area of Puerto Rico.
- Measured in Belgiums: Lebanon is about 0.33, Puerto Rico about 0.29.
How they differ
- Lebanon also has the larger population: 6.1 million against 3.3 million, 1.86× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 610 in Lebanon against 365 in Puerto Rico: Lebanon is 1.67× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,970 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Lebanon at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Puerto Rico at 18°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Lebanon as 1.46× the size of Puerto Rico instead of 1.11×.
- Together Lebanon and Puerto Rico cover 19,000 km², close to the size of Fiji (18,900 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 998 km², is about the size of Hong Kong (1,040 km²).
- At Puerto Rico's density, Lebanon would have 3.7 million people (it has 6.1 million). At Lebanon's density, Puerto Rico would have 5.5 million (it has 3.3 million).
- Lebanon's centre is 15.7° of latitude, about 1,750 km, farther north than Puerto Rico's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Lebanon | 1.11× |
| More people | Lebanon | 1.86× |
| More crowded | Lebanon | 1.67× |
| Farther north | Lebanon | 15.7° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Lebanon | 1.5× against 1.1× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Lebanon | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 0.33× | 0.29× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.04× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.02× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 315 | 1 in 350 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 847 | 1 in 941 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 944 | 1 in 1,049 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 1,697 | 1 in 1,885 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Lebanon | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 10,000 km²3,860 mi² | 9,010 km²3,480 mi² |
| Population | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2018 | 3.3 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Density | 610 per km² | 365 per km² |
| Official area | 10,500 km²Wikidata | 9,100 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Beirut | San Juan |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 35°N | 18°N to 19°N |
| Continent | Asia | North America |
Population: Wikidata 2018 and Wikidata 2020, covering each whole country. 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 9,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 9,010 km², to within 2%.
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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