Fiji vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 66% larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Lesotho about 1.7 times.
FijiLesothoFiji moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
0.6×
Fiji is 0.6× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 1.66× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Maseru |
| Region | Melanesia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Fiji sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Fiji bigger than Lesotho?
- No. Fiji is 40% smaller than Lesotho. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Lesotho?
- About 1.7 times: Lesotho has 1.66× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Fiji is drawn about 1.1× 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, Fiji or Lesotho?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².