Lesotho vs Philippines
Philippines is 11.3 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Philippines about 11 times.
LesothoPhilippinesLesotho moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.09× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 11.3× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Manila |
| Region | Southern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- No. Lesotho is 11.3 times smaller than Philippines. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Philippines?
- About 11 times: Philippines has 11.3× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Philippines 340 per km².