Lesotho vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 30.4 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Nigeria about 30 times.
LesothoNigeriaLesotho moved onto Nigeria · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.03× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 30.4× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Abuja |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western 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; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- No. Lesotho is 30.4 times smaller than Nigeria. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Nigeria?
- About 30 times: Nigeria has 30.4× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Nigeria 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 Nigeria about 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².