Albania vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 6% larger than Albania.
AlbaniaLesothoAlbania moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Albania is 0.95× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 1.06× the size of Albania.
| Albania | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,748 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 2,349,580 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 82 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Tirane | Maseru |
| Region | Southern Europe | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Albania sits at about 41°N and is stretched to 1.76× 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 Albania bigger than Lesotho?
- No. Albania is 5% smaller than Lesotho. Albania covers 28,748 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Albania fit into Lesotho?
- About 1.1 times: Lesotho has 1.06× the area of Albania.
- Why do Albania and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Albania is drawn about 1.76× 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, Albania or Lesotho?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 2,349,580. Density: Albania 82 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².