Afghanistan vs Lesotho
Afghanistan is 21.5 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Afghanistan about 21 times.
AfghanistanLesothoAfghanistan moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
21.5×
Afghanistan is 21.5× the area of Lesotho.
| Afghanistan | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Maseru |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Lesotho at 30° S is stretched to 1.32×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 21.5 times larger than Lesotho. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Afghanistan?
- About 21 times: Afghanistan has 21.5× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Afghanistan and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Lesotho about 1.32×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 2,363,325. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².