Guam vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 55.8 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Lesotho about 56 times.
GuamLesothoGuam moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.02× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 55.8× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Maseru |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Guam 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 Guam bigger than Lesotho?
- No. Guam is 55.8 times smaller than Lesotho. Guam covers 544 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Lesotho?
- About 56 times: Lesotho has 55.8× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guam 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, Guam or Lesotho?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².