Gambia vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 2.69 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Lesotho about 2.7 times.
GambiaLesothoGambia moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.37× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 2.69× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Maseru |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gambia sits at about 13°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 Gambia bigger than Lesotho?
- No. Gambia is 2.69 times smaller than Lesotho. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Lesotho?
- About 2.7 times: Lesotho has 2.69× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gambia 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, Gambia or Lesotho?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 2,363,325. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².