Lesotho vs Niue
Lesotho is 117 times larger than Niue. Niue would fit into Lesotho about 117 times.
LesothoNiueLesotho moved onto Niue · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 117× the area of Niue.
| Lesotho | Niue | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 260 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 1,821 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 7.0 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Alofi |
| Region | Southern Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Niue at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Yes. Lesotho is 117 times larger than Niue. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Niue covers 260 km².
- How many times does Niue fit into Lesotho?
- About 117 times: Lesotho has 117× the area of Niue.
- Why do Lesotho and Niue 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 Niue about 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 1,821. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Niue 7.0 per km².