Botswana vs Lesotho
Botswana is 19.2 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Botswana about 19 times.
BotswanaLesothoBotswana moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
19.2×
Botswana is 19.2× the area of Lesotho.
| Botswana | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Maseru |
| Region | Southern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Botswana is 19.2 times larger than Lesotho. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Botswana?
- About 19 times: Botswana has 19.2× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Botswana and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Botswana: 2,562,122 people against 2,363,325. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².