Lesotho vs Northern Mariana Islands
Lesotho is 65.4 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Lesotho about 65 times.
LesothoNorthern Mariana IslandsLesotho moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 65.4× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Lesotho | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 43,541 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Saipan |
| Region | Southern Africa | Micronesia |
| 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; Northern Mariana Islands at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Yes. Lesotho is 65.4 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Lesotho?
- About 65 times: Lesotho has 65.4× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Lesotho and Northern Mariana Islands 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 Northern Mariana Islands about 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 43,541. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².