Guinea vs Lesotho
Guinea is 8.1 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Guinea about 8.1 times.
GuineaLesothoGuinea moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
8.1×
Guinea is 8.1× the area of Lesotho.
| Guinea | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Maseru |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Guinea is 8.1 times larger than Lesotho. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Guinea?
- About 8.1 times: Guinea has 8.1× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Guinea and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea is drawn about 1.03× 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 or Lesotho?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 2,363,325. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².