Burundi vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 9% larger than Burundi.
BurundiLesothoBurundi moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Burundi is 0.92× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 1.09× the size of Burundi.
| Burundi | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | Maseru |
| Region | Eastern 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. Burundi sits at about 3°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Burundi bigger than Lesotho?
- No. Burundi is 8% smaller than Lesotho. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into Lesotho?
- About 1.1 times: Lesotho has 1.09× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Burundi and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Burundi is drawn about 1.0× 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, Burundi or Lesotho?
- Burundi: 14,390,003 people against 2,363,325. Density: Burundi 517 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².