Japan vs Lesotho
Japan is 12.5 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Japan about 12 times.
JapanLesothoJapan moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
12.5×
Japan is 12.5× the area of Lesotho.
| Japan | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Maseru |
| Region | Eastern Asia | 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. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× 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 Japan bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Japan is 12.5 times larger than Lesotho. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Japan?
- About 12 times: Japan has 12.5× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Japan and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× 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, Japan or Lesotho?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 2,363,325. Density: Japan 326 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².