Lesotho vs Mali
Mali is 40.9 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Mali about 41 times.
LesothoMaliLesotho moved onto Mali · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.02× the area of Mali. Put the other way, Mali is 40.9× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Mali | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 1,240,192 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 25,198,821 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Bamako |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 7 |
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; Mali at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- No. Lesotho is 40.9 times smaller than Mali. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Mali covers 1,240,192 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Mali?
- About 41 times: Mali has 40.9× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Mali 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 Mali about 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- Mali: 25,198,821 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Mali 20 per km².