Bolivia vs Lesotho
Bolivia is 36.2 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Bolivia about 36 times.
BoliviaLesothoBolivia moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
36.2×
Bolivia is 36.2× the area of Lesotho.
| Bolivia | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Maseru |
| Region | South America | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Bolivia bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Bolivia is 36.2 times larger than Lesotho. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Bolivia?
- About 36 times: Bolivia has 36.2× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Bolivia and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× 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, Bolivia or Lesotho?
- Bolivia: 12,581,843 people against 2,363,325. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².