Armenia vs Lesotho
Lesotho and Armenia are almost exactly the same size.
ArmeniaLesothoArmenia moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Armenia is 0.98× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 1.02× the size of Armenia.
| Armenia | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 29,743 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 3,086,700 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 104 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Yerevan | Maseru |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Armenia sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.72× 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 Armenia bigger than Lesotho?
- No. Armenia and Lesotho are almost exactly the same size. Armenia covers 29,743 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Armenia fit into Lesotho?
- About 1.0 times: Lesotho has 1.02× the area of Armenia.
- Why do Armenia and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Armenia is drawn about 1.72× 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, Armenia or Lesotho?
- Armenia: 3,086,700 people against 2,363,325. Density: Armenia 104 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².