Chile vs Lesotho
Chile is 24.9 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Chile about 25 times.
ChileLesothoChile moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
24.9×
Chile is 24.9× the area of Lesotho.
| Chile | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Maseru |
| Region | South America | 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. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× 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 Chile bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Chile is 24.9 times larger than Lesotho. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Chile?
- About 25 times: Chile has 24.9× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Chile and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× 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, Chile or Lesotho?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 2,363,325. Density: Chile 26 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².