Aruba vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 170 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Lesotho about 170 times.
ArubaLesothoAruba moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.01× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 170× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Aruba bigger than Lesotho?
- No. Aruba is 170 times smaller than Lesotho. Aruba covers 179 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Lesotho?
- About 170 times: Lesotho has 170× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× 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, Aruba or Lesotho?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².