Lesotho vs Portugal
Portugal is 3.04 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Portugal about 3.0 times.
LesothoPortugalLesotho moved onto Portugal · Equal-area projection
0.33×
Lesotho is 0.33× the area of Portugal. Put the other way, Portugal is 3.04× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 92,225 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 10,804,871 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Lisbon |
| Region | Southern Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
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; Portugal at 40° N is stretched to 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
- No. Lesotho is 3.04 times smaller than Portugal. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Portugal covers 92,225 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Portugal?
- About 3.0 times: Portugal has 3.04× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Portugal 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 Portugal about 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
- Portugal: 10,804,871 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Portugal 117 per km².