Haiti vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 9% larger than Haiti.
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Haiti is 0.91× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 1.09× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Maseru |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Haiti sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Haiti bigger than Lesotho?
- No. Haiti is 9% smaller than Lesotho. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Lesotho?
- About 1.1 times: Lesotho has 1.09× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Haiti is drawn about 1.12× 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, Haiti or Lesotho?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 2,363,325. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².