Lesotho vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 19.3 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Madagascar about 19 times.
LesothoMadagascarLesotho moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.05× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 19.3× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Antananarivo |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Lesotho sits at about 30°S and is stretched to 1.32× its true area; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Lesotho bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Lesotho is 19.3 times smaller than Madagascar. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Madagascar?
- About 19 times: Madagascar has 19.3× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Lesotho is drawn about 1.32× its true area there and Madagascar about 1.12×. 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, Lesotho or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².