Lesotho vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 34.0 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Mauritania about 34 times.
LesothoMauritaniaLesotho moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.03× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 34.0× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Nouakchott |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- No. Lesotho is 34.0 times smaller than Mauritania. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Mauritania?
- About 34 times: Mauritania has 34.0× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Mauritania 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 Mauritania about 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².