Lesotho vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 13.4 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Paraguay about 13 times.
LesothoParaguayLesotho moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.07× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 13.4× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Asuncion |
| Region | Southern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Lesotho is 13.4 times smaller than Paraguay. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Paraguay?
- About 13 times: Paraguay has 13.4× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay: 7,013,078 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².