Kenya vs Lesotho
Kenya is 19.2 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Kenya about 19 times.
KenyaLesothoKenya moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Kenya is 19.2× the area of Lesotho.
| Kenya | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Maseru |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kenya sits at about 1°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Kenya bigger than Lesotho?
- Yes. Kenya is 19.2 times larger than Lesotho. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Kenya?
- About 19 times: Kenya has 19.2× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Kenya and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kenya is drawn about 1.0× 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, Kenya or Lesotho?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 2,363,325. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².