Lesotho vs New Caledonia
Lesotho is 63% larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Lesotho about 1.6 times.
LesothoNew CaledoniaLesotho moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
1.63×
Lesotho is 1.63× the area of New Caledonia.
| Lesotho | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 295,333 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Noum'ea |
| Region | Southern Africa | Melanesia |
| 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; New Caledonia at 21° S 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 New Caledonia?
- Yes. Lesotho is 63% larger than New Caledonia. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Lesotho?
- About 1.6 times: Lesotho has 1.63× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Lesotho and New Caledonia 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 New Caledonia 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 New Caledonia?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 295,333. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².