Eritrea vs Lesotho
Eritrea is 3.87 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Eritrea about 3.9 times.
EritreaLesothoEritrea moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 3.87× the area of Lesotho.
| Eritrea | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Maseru |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Eritrea is 3.87 times larger than Lesotho. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Eritrea?
- About 3.9 times: Eritrea has 3.87× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Eritrea and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Lesotho?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 2,363,325. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².