Lesotho vs Myanmar
Myanmar is 22.3 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Myanmar about 22 times.
LesothoMyanmarLesotho moved onto Myanmar · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.04× the area of Myanmar. Put the other way, Myanmar is 22.3× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Myanmar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 676,577 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 54,850,648 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Naypyidaw |
| Region | Southern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
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; Myanmar at 21° N is stretched to 1.15×. 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 Myanmar?
- No. Lesotho is 22.3 times smaller than Myanmar. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Myanmar covers 676,577 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Myanmar?
- About 22 times: Myanmar has 22.3× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Myanmar 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 Myanmar about 1.15×. 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 Myanmar?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Myanmar 81 per km².