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

Italy is 28.9 times bigger by total area compared to Lebanon: 116,629 sq mi vs 4,036 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Italy is 114,178 sq mi vs 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon — a 28.9 times difference in territory size.

Italy ranks 72/197 by total surface area vs 162/197 for Lebanon.
Italy occupies 0.2% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.007% for Lebanon.
44.3% of Italy's area is agricultural land vs 65.9% in Lebanon.
Italy has 0.27% of the world's agricultural land area — Lebanon has 0.01%.
32.9% of Italy is covered by forests, compared to 14.2% in Lebanon.
0.24% of the world's forests are in Italy, and 0.004% are in Lebanon.

True size map comparison: Italy vs Lebanon

See how Italy 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

	Italy	Lebanon
Total area	116,629 sq mi	4,036 sq mi
Size difference ratio	28.9	1
Total area rank	72/197	162/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.06%	0.002%
Land area	114,178 sq mi	3,950 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	28.9	1
Land area rank	72/197	160/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.2%	0.007%
Population	58,952,704	5,805,962
Population density	513 ppl/mi²	1,492 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Italy	Lebanon
Forest area	37,558 sq mi	560 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	32.9%	14.2%
Forest area rank	54/196	157/196
World's forests share	0.24%	0.004%
Agricultural land area	50,531 sq mi	2,603 sq mi
Agricultural land share	44.3%	65.9%
Agricultural land area rank	62/194	145/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.27%	0.01%
Arable land	27,353 sq mi	518 sq mi
Arable land share	24%	13.1%
Arable land area rank	35/191	143/191
Permanent cropland	9,265 sq mi	541 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	8.11%	13.7%
Permanent cropland area rank	17/192	95/192
Water area	2,451 sq mi	85.7 sq mi
Water as share of total area	2.1%	2.12%
Water area rank	58/197	127/197
Roads length	303,043 mi	13,487 mi
Land borders length	1,141 mi	301 mi
Coastline length	4,722 mi	139.8 mi
Share of marine protected waters	10.7%	0.2%

Italy vs Lebanon size on the map

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

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