Lesotho vs Seychelles
Lesotho is 66.1 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Lesotho about 66 times.
LesothoSeychellesLesotho moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 66.1× the area of Seychelles.
| Lesotho | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 122,730 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Victoria |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern 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; Seychelles at 5° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Yes. Lesotho is 66.1 times larger than Seychelles. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Lesotho?
- About 66 times: Lesotho has 66.1× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Lesotho and Seychelles 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 Seychelles about 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 122,730. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².