Chad vs Lesotho
Chad is 42.3 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Chad about 42 times.
ChadLesothoChad moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
42.3×
Chad is 42.3× the area of Lesotho.
| Chad | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Maseru |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Chad is 42.3 times larger than Lesotho. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Chad?
- About 42 times: Chad has 42.3× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Chad and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Lesotho?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 2,363,325. Density: Chad 16 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².