Colombia vs Lesotho
Colombia is 37.6 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Colombia about 38 times.
ColombiaLesothoColombia moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
37.6×
Colombia is 37.6× the area of Lesotho.
| Colombia | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Maseru |
| Region | South America | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N 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 Colombia bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Colombia is 37.6 times larger than Lesotho. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Colombia?
- About 38 times: Colombia has 37.6× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Colombia and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia 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, Colombia or Lesotho?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 2,363,325. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².