Lesotho vs Morocco
Morocco is 14.7 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Morocco about 15 times.
LesothoMoroccoLesotho moved onto Morocco · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.07× the area of Morocco. Put the other way, Morocco is 14.7× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Rabat |
| Region | Southern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Morocco at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- No. Lesotho is 14.7 times smaller than Morocco. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Morocco?
- About 15 times: Morocco has 14.7× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Morocco 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 Morocco about 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Morocco 86 per km².