Curaçao vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 68.4 times larger than Curaçao. Curaçao would fit into Lesotho about 68 times.
CuraçaoLesothoCuraçao moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Curaçao is 0.01× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 68.4× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | 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. Curaçao sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Curaçao bigger than Lesotho?
- No. Curaçao is 68.4 times smaller than Lesotho. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Lesotho?
- About 68 times: Lesotho has 68.4× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Curaçao is drawn about 1.05× 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, Curaçao or Lesotho?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 156,263. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².