British Virgin Islands vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 201 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Lesotho about 201 times.
British Virgin IslandsLesothoBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 201× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | 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. British Virgin Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 British Virgin Islands bigger than Lesotho?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 201 times smaller than Lesotho. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Lesotho?
- About 201 times: Lesotho has 201× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. British Virgin Islands is drawn about 1.11× 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, British Virgin Islands or Lesotho?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².