Lesotho vs Panama
Panama is 2.44 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Panama about 2.4 times.
LesothoPanamaLesotho moved onto Panama · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.41× the area of Panama. Put the other way, Panama is 2.44× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Panama | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 74,177 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 4,571,189 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Panama City |
| Region | Southern Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Panama at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Panama?
- No. Lesotho is 2.44 times smaller than Panama. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Panama covers 74,177 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Panama?
- About 2.4 times: Panama has 2.44× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Panama 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 Panama about 1.02×. 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 Panama?
- Panama: 4,571,189 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Panama 62 per km².