Kuwait vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 70% larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Lesotho about 1.7 times.
KuwaitLesothoKuwait moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Kuwait is 0.59× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 1.7× the size of Kuwait.
| Kuwait | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,818 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 4,865,298 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 273 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Kuwait City | Maseru |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kuwait sits at about 29°N and is stretched to 1.32× 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 Kuwait bigger than Lesotho?
- No. Kuwait is 41% smaller than Lesotho. Kuwait covers 17,818 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Lesotho?
- About 1.7 times: Lesotho has 1.7× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Kuwait and Lesotho look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kuwait is drawn about 1.32× 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, Kuwait or Lesotho?
- Kuwait: 4,865,298 people against 2,363,325. Density: Kuwait 273 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².