Iraq vs Lesotho
Iraq is 14.4 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Iraq about 14 times.
IraqLesothoIraq moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
14.4×
Iraq is 14.4× the area of Lesotho.
| Iraq | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 437,072 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 47,020,774 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 108 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Baghdad | Maseru |
| Region | Western Asia | 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. Iraq sits at about 33°N and is stretched to 1.42× 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 Iraq bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Iraq is 14.4 times larger than Lesotho. Iraq covers 437,072 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Iraq?
- About 14 times: Iraq has 14.4× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Iraq and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Iraq is drawn about 1.42× 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, Iraq or Lesotho?
- Iraq: 47,020,774 people against 2,363,325. Density: Iraq 108 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².