Total & land area: Germany vs Lebanon size comparison [2026]

Germany is 34.2 times bigger by total area compared to Lebanon: 138,065 sq mi vs 4,036 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Germany is 134,916 sq mi vs 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon — a 34.2 times difference in territory size.

Germany ranks 63/197 by total surface area vs 162/197 for Lebanon.
Germany occupies 0.23% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.007% for Lebanon.
47.5% of Germany's area is agricultural land vs 65.9% in Lebanon.
Germany has 0.35% of the world's agricultural land area — Lebanon has 0.01%.
32.7% of Germany is covered by forests, compared to 14.2% in Lebanon.
0.28% of the world's forests are in Germany, and 0.004% are in Lebanon.

True size map comparison: Germany vs Lebanon

See how Germany and Lebanon compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Germany	Lebanon
Total area	138,065 sq mi	4,036 sq mi
Size difference ratio	34.2	1
Total area rank	63/197	162/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.07%	0.002%
Land area	134,916 sq mi	3,950 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	34.2	1
Land area rank	63/197	160/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.23%	0.007%
Population	83,516,593	5,805,962
Population density	612 ppl/mi²	1,492 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Germany	Lebanon
Forest area	44,089 sq mi	560 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	32.7%	14.2%
Forest area rank	51/196	157/196
World's forests share	0.28%	0.004%
Agricultural land area	64,039 sq mi	2,603 sq mi
Agricultural land share	47.5%	65.9%
Agricultural land area rank	54/194	145/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.35%	0.01%
Arable land	45,101 sq mi	518 sq mi
Arable land share	33.4%	13.1%
Arable land area rank	25/191	143/191
Permanent cropland	772 sq mi	541 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.57%	13.7%
Permanent cropland area rank	86/192	95/192
Water area	3,150 sq mi	85.7 sq mi
Water as share of total area	2.28%	2.12%
Water area rank	53/197	127/197
Roads length	515,738 mi	13,487 mi
Land borders length	2,295 mi	301 mi
Coastline length	1,484 mi	139.8 mi
Share of marine protected waters	45.4%	0.2%

Germany vs Lebanon size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The map above outlines the borders of Germany and Lebanon but is not accurate for size comparison because it's a 2d map with Mercator projection that distorts territories near the poles. The farther a country is from the equator, the more magnified it appears. More about country size projections.