Cuba vs Lesotho
Cuba is 3.62 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Cuba about 3.6 times.
CubaLesothoCuba moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
3.62×
Cuba is 3.62× the area of Lesotho.
| Cuba | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Maseru |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Cuba sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.16× 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 Cuba bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Cuba is 3.62 times larger than Lesotho. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Cuba?
- About 3.6 times: Cuba has 3.62× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Cuba and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cuba is drawn about 1.16× 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, Cuba or Lesotho?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 2,363,325. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².