Lesotho vs Rwanda
Lesotho is 15% larger than Rwanda.
LesothoRwandaLesotho moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
1.15×
Lesotho is 1.15× the area of Rwanda.
| Lesotho | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Kigali |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Yes. Lesotho is 15% larger than Rwanda. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Lesotho?
- About 1.2 times: Lesotho has 1.15× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Lesotho and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².