Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho
Guinea-Bissau is 19% larger than Lesotho.
Guinea-BissauLesothoGuinea-Bissau moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 1.19× the area of Lesotho.
| Guinea-Bissau | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Maseru |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Guinea-Bissau bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 19% larger than Lesotho. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 1.2 times: Guinea-Bissau has 1.19× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau is drawn about 1.05× 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, Guinea-Bissau or Lesotho?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².