Lesotho vs Oman
Oman is 10.2 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Oman about 10 times.
LesothoOmanLesotho moved onto Oman · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.1× the area of Oman. Put the other way, Oman is 10.2× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Oman | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 309,500 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 5,494,691 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 18 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Muscat |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western 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; Oman at 21° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Oman?
- No. Lesotho is 10.2 times smaller than Oman. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Oman covers 309,500 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Oman?
- About 10 times: Oman has 10.2× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Oman 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 Oman about 1.14×. 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 Oman?
- Oman: 5,494,691 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Oman 18 per km².