Dominica vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 40.4 times larger than Dominica. Dominica would fit into Lesotho about 40 times.
DominicaLesothoDominica moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Dominica is 0.02× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 40.4× the size of Dominica.
| Dominica | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 751 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 65,871 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Roseau | 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. Dominica sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Dominica bigger than Lesotho?
- No. Dominica is 40.4 times smaller than Lesotho. Dominica covers 751 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Dominica fit into Lesotho?
- About 40 times: Lesotho has 40.4× the area of Dominica.
- Why do Dominica and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Dominica is drawn about 1.08× 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, Dominica or Lesotho?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 65,871. Density: Dominica 88 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².