El Salvador vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 44% larger than El Salvador.
El SalvadorLesothoEl Salvador moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.69× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 1.44× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Maseru |
| Region | Central 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. El Salvador sits at about 14°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 El Salvador bigger than Lesotho?
- No. El Salvador is 31% smaller than Lesotho. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Lesotho?
- About 1.4 times: Lesotho has 1.44× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. El Salvador is drawn about 1.06× 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, El Salvador or Lesotho?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 2,363,325. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².