Cambodia vs Lesotho
Cambodia is 5.96 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Cambodia about 6.0 times.
CambodiaLesothoCambodia moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
5.96×
Cambodia is 5.96× the area of Lesotho.
| Cambodia | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Maseru |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cambodia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Cambodia bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Cambodia is 5.96 times larger than Lesotho. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Cambodia?
- About 6.0 times: Cambodia has 5.96× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Cambodia and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia is drawn about 1.05× 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, Cambodia or Lesotho?
- Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 2,363,325. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².