Gabon vs Lesotho
Gabon is 8.82 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Gabon about 8.8 times.
GabonLesothoGabon moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 8.82× the area of Lesotho.
| Gabon | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Maseru |
| Region | Middle 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. Gabon sits at about 1°S 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 Gabon bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Gabon is 8.82 times larger than Lesotho. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Gabon?
- About 8.8 times: Gabon has 8.82× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Gabon and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gabon 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, Gabon or Lesotho?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 2,363,325. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².