Lesotho vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 10.9 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Malaysia about 11 times.
LesothoMalaysiaLesotho moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.09× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 10.9× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Southern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Malaysia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- No. Lesotho is 10.9 times smaller than Malaysia. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Malaysia?
- About 11 times: Malaysia has 10.9× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Malaysia 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 Malaysia about 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².