Lesotho vs Nicaragua
Nicaragua is 3.96 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Nicaragua about 4.0 times.
LesothoNicaraguaLesotho moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.25× the area of Nicaragua. Put the other way, Nicaragua is 3.96× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Managua |
| Region | Southern Africa | Central America |
| 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; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- No. Lesotho is 3.96 times smaller than Nicaragua. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Nicaragua?
- About 4.0 times: Nicaragua has 3.96× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua about 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².