Ecuador vs Lesotho
Ecuador is 8.47 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Ecuador about 8.5 times.
EcuadorLesothoEcuador moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Ecuador is 8.47× the area of Lesotho.
| Ecuador | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Maseru |
| Region | South America | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ecuador sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Ecuador bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Ecuador is 8.47 times larger than Lesotho. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Ecuador?
- About 8.5 times: Ecuador has 8.47× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Ecuador and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador is drawn about 1.0× 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, Ecuador or Lesotho?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 2,363,325. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².