Lesotho vs Senegal
Senegal is 6.48 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Senegal about 6.5 times.
LesothoSenegalLesotho moved onto Senegal · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.15× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 6.48× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Dakar |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- No. Lesotho is 6.48 times smaller than Senegal. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Senegal?
- About 6.5 times: Senegal has 6.48× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Senegal 96 per km².