Lesotho vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 74.1 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Saudi Arabia about 74 times.
LesothoSaudi ArabiaLesotho moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.01× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 74.1× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Riyadh |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Lesotho is 74.1 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 74 times: Saudi Arabia has 74.1× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².