Dominican Republic vs Lesotho
Dominican Republic is 60% larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Dominican Republic about 1.6 times.
Dominican RepublicLesothoDominican Republic moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
1.6×
Dominican Republic is 1.6× the area of Lesotho.
| Dominican Republic | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Maseru |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Dominican Republic sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Dominican Republic bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Dominican Republic is 60% larger than Lesotho. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Dominican Republic?
- About 1.6 times: Dominican Republic has 1.6× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Dominican Republic is drawn about 1.12× 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, Dominican Republic or Lesotho?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 2,363,325. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².