Antigua and Barbuda vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 69.0 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Lesotho about 69 times.
Antigua and BarbudaLesothoAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.01× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 69.0× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Maseru |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Lesotho?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 69.0 times smaller than Lesotho. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Lesotho?
- About 69 times: Lesotho has 69.0× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Lesotho?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².