Comoros vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 14.9 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Lesotho about 15 times.
ComorosLesothoComoros moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.07× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 14.9× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Maseru |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Lesotho?
- No. Comoros is 14.9 times smaller than Lesotho. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Lesotho?
- About 15 times: Lesotho has 14.9× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Lesotho?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².