Lesotho vs Mexico
Mexico is 65.0 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Mexico about 65 times.
LesothoMexicoLesotho moved onto Mexico · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.02× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 65.0× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Mexico City |
| Region | Southern Africa | Central America |
| 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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Lesotho is 65.0 times smaller than Mexico. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Mexico?
- About 65 times: Mexico has 65.0× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Mexico 67 per km².