Lesotho vs Montserrat
Lesotho is 298 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Lesotho about 298 times.
LesothoMontserratLesotho moved onto Montserrat · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 298× the area of Montserrat.
| Lesotho | Montserrat | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 102 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 5,440 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Brades |
| Region | Southern Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Montserrat at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Montserrat?
- Yes. Lesotho is 298 times larger than Montserrat. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Montserrat covers 102 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Lesotho?
- About 298 times: Lesotho has 298× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Lesotho and Montserrat 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 Montserrat about 1.09×. 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 Montserrat?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 5,440. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Montserrat 53 per km².