Egypt vs Lesotho
Egypt is 33.3 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Egypt about 33 times.
EgyptLesothoEgypt moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Egypt is 33.3× the area of Lesotho.
| Egypt | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Maseru |
| Region | Northern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Egypt is 33.3 times larger than Lesotho. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Egypt?
- About 33 times: Egypt has 33.3× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Egypt and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Lesotho?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 2,363,325. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².