Lebanon is 1.05× the size of Sakon Nakhon
Lebanon (Asia) covers about 10,000 km² (3,860 mi²) and Sakon Nakhon (province of Thailand) about 9,560 km² (3,690 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 10,000km²Lebanon
- 9,560km²Sakon Nakhon
50 km
- Lebanon
- Sakon Nakhon
What fits
- Sakon Nakhon is 96% of the size of Lebanon.
- Lebanon is larger by 448 km² (173 mi²), which is 4.7% of the area of Sakon Nakhon.
- Measured in Belgiums: Lebanon is about 0.33, Sakon Nakhon about 0.31.
How they differ
- Lebanon also has the larger population: 6.1 million against 1.1 million, 5.32× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 610 in Lebanon against 120 in Sakon Nakhon: Lebanon is 5.08× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,930 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Lebanon at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Sakon Nakhon at 17°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Lebanon as 1.38× the size of Sakon Nakhon instead of 1.05×.
- Together Lebanon and Sakon Nakhon cover 19,600 km², close to the size of Fiji (18,900 km², 3.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 448 km², is about the size of Barbados (444 km²).
- At Sakon Nakhon's density, Lebanon would have 1.2 million people (it has 6.1 million). At Lebanon's density, Sakon Nakhon would have 5.8 million (it has 1.1 million).
- Lebanon's centre is 16.5° of latitude, about 1,840 km, farther north than Sakon Nakhon's.
- Lebanon ranks 169th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Sakon Nakhon is the 20th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 41st most densely populated of them.
- Lebanon lies about 17° of latitude (roughly 1,840 km) north of Sakon Nakhon.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Lebanon would have about 1,640 m² and each person in Sakon Nakhon about 8,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Lebanon and Sakon Nakhon would cover 19,600 km², 1.03× the size of Fiji.
- Together they have 7.2 million people, about as many people as Kyrgyzstan.
- Counted as a country, Sakon Nakhon would rank 169th by area and 162nd by population.
Side by side
| Lebanon | Sakon Nakhon | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | ProvinceThailand |
| Area, measured | 10,000 km²3,860 mi² | 9,560 km²3,690 mi² |
| Official area | 10,500 km²Wikidata | 9,610 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 168th of 239worldwide | 20th of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2018 | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 113th of 237worldwide | 18th of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 610 per km² | 120 per km² |
| Capital | Beirut | Sakon Nakhon |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 35°N | 17°N to 18°N |
Population: Wikidata 2018 and Wikidata 2020. 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 9,610 km² agrees with our measured area of 9,560 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
- 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