Cameroon vs Lesotho
Cameroon is 15.7 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Cameroon about 16 times.
CameroonLesothoCameroon moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
15.7×
Cameroon is 15.7× the area of Lesotho.
| Cameroon | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Maseru |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cameroon sits at about 6°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Cameroon bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Cameroon is 15.7 times larger than Lesotho. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Cameroon?
- About 16 times: Cameroon has 15.7× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Cameroon and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cameroon is drawn about 1.01× 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, Cameroon or Lesotho?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 2,363,325. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².