Lesotho vs Marshall Islands
Lesotho is 168 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Lesotho about 168 times.
LesothoMarshall IslandsLesotho moved onto Marshall Islands · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 168× the area of Marshall Islands.
| Lesotho | Marshall Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 181 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 36,282 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 200 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Majuro |
| Region | Southern Africa | Micronesia |
| 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; Marshall Islands at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- Yes. Lesotho is 168 times larger than Marshall Islands. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Marshall Islands covers 181 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Lesotho?
- About 168 times: Lesotho has 168× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Lesotho and Marshall Islands 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 Marshall Islands about 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 36,282. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Marshall Islands 200 per km².