Lesotho vs North Korea
North Korea is 3.97 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into North Korea about 4.0 times.
LesothoNorth KoreaLesotho moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
0.25×
Lesotho is 0.25× the area of North Korea. Put the other way, North Korea is 3.97× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Pyongyang |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; North Korea at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. 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 North Korea?
- No. Lesotho is 3.97 times smaller than North Korea. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into North Korea?
- About 4.0 times: North Korea has 3.97× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and North Korea 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 North Korea about 1.71×. 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 North Korea?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², North Korea 220 per km².