Bulgaria vs Lesotho
Bulgaria is 3.66 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Bulgaria about 3.7 times.
BulgariaLesothoBulgaria moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
3.66×
Bulgaria is 3.66× the area of Lesotho.
| Bulgaria | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Maseru |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bulgaria sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.86× its true area; Lesotho at 30° S is stretched to 1.32×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Lesotho. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Bulgaria bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 3.66 times larger than Lesotho. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Bulgaria?
- About 3.7 times: Bulgaria has 3.66× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Bulgaria and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bulgaria is drawn about 1.86× its true area there and Lesotho about 1.32×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Lesotho. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Lesotho?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 2,363,325. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².