Argentina vs Lesotho
Argentina is 91.6 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Argentina about 92 times.
ArgentinaLesothoArgentina moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
91.6×
Argentina is 91.6× the area of Lesotho.
| Argentina | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,780,400 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 45,851,378 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Maseru |
| Region | South America | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Argentina sits at about 35°S and is stretched to 1.48× 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 Argentina bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Argentina is 91.6 times larger than Lesotho. Argentina covers 2,780,400 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Argentina?
- About 92 times: Argentina has 91.6× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Argentina and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Argentina is drawn about 1.48× 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, Argentina or Lesotho?
- Argentina: 45,851,378 people against 2,363,325. Density: Argentina 16 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².