Côte d'Ivoire vs Lesotho
Côte d'Ivoire is 10.6 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 11 times.
Côte d'IvoireLesothoCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
10.6×
Côte d'Ivoire is 10.6× the area of Lesotho.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Maseru |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Côte d'Ivoire sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Côte d'Ivoire bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 10.6 times larger than Lesotho. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 11 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 10.6× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire is drawn about 1.02× 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, Côte d'Ivoire or Lesotho?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 2,363,325. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².