Kiribati vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 37.4 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Lesotho about 37 times.
KiribatiLesothoKiribati moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.03× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 37.4× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Maseru |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Kiribati 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 Kiribati bigger than Lesotho?
- No. Kiribati is 37.4 times smaller than Lesotho. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Lesotho?
- About 37 times: Lesotho has 37.4× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kiribati 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, Kiribati or Lesotho?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².