Country size comparison

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Laos is about 2.1 times bigger than Benin.

Benin is approximately 112,622 sq km, while Laos is approximately 236,800 sq km, making Laos 110% larger than Benin. Meanwhile, the population of Benin is ~14.8 million people (6.9 million fewer people live in Laos).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Benin vs. Laos uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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