Lesotho vs Saint Helena
Lesotho is 77 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Lesotho about 77 times.
LesothoSaint HelenaLesotho moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 77× the area of Saint Helena.
| Lesotho | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 5,633 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Jamestown |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Africa |
| 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; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Yes. Lesotho is 77 times larger than Saint Helena. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Lesotho?
- About 77 times: Lesotho has 77× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Lesotho and Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena about 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 5,633. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².