Lesotho vs Mauritius
Lesotho is 14.9 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Lesotho about 15 times.
LesothoMauritiusLesotho moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 14.9× the area of Mauritius.
| Lesotho | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Port Louis |
| 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; Mauritius at 20° S 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 Mauritius?
- Yes. Lesotho is 14.9 times larger than Mauritius. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Lesotho?
- About 15 times: Lesotho has 14.9× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Lesotho and Mauritius 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 Mauritius 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 Mauritius?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 1,243,741. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².