Lesotho vs Namibia
Namibia is 27.2 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Namibia about 27 times.
LesothoNamibiaLesotho moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.04× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 27.2× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Windhoek |
| Region | Southern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Lesotho is 27.2 times smaller than Namibia. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Namibia?
- About 27 times: Namibia has 27.2× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Namibia: 3,092,816 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².