Equatorial Guinea vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 8% larger than Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial GuineaLesothoEquatorial Guinea moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.92× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 1.08× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Maseru |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Lesotho?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 8% smaller than Lesotho. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Lesotho?
- About 1.1 times: Lesotho has 1.08× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Lesotho?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².