Djibouti vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 31% larger than Djibouti.
DjiboutiLesothoDjibouti moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.76× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 1.31× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Maseru |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Djibouti sits at about 12°N 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 Djibouti bigger than Lesotho?
- No. Djibouti is 24% smaller than Lesotho. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Lesotho?
- About 1.3 times: Lesotho has 1.31× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti 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, Djibouti or Lesotho?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².