Ghana vs Lesotho
Ghana is 7.86 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Ghana about 7.9 times.
GhanaLesothoGhana moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Ghana is 7.86× the area of Lesotho.
| Ghana | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Maseru |
| Region | Western 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. Ghana sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ghana bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Ghana is 7.86 times larger than Lesotho. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Ghana?
- About 7.9 times: Ghana has 7.86× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Ghana and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ghana is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ghana or Lesotho?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 2,363,325. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².