Barbados vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 69.1 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Lesotho about 69 times.
BarbadosLesothoBarbados moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 0.01× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 69.1× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados 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 Barbados bigger than Lesotho?
- No. Barbados is 69.1 times smaller than Lesotho. Barbados covers 439 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Lesotho?
- About 69 times: Lesotho has 69.1× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados 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, Barbados or Lesotho?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².