Lesotho vs Nepal
Nepal is 4.85 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Nepal about 4.8 times.
LesothoNepalLesotho moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.21× the area of Nepal. Put the other way, Nepal is 4.85× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Kathmandu |
| Region | Southern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| 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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- No. Lesotho is 4.85 times smaller than Nepal. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Nepal?
- About 4.8 times: Nepal has 4.85× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Nepal 201 per km².