Lesotho vs Sint Maarten
Lesotho is 893 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Lesotho about 893 times.
LesothoSint MaartenLesotho moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 893× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Lesotho | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 43,923 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Philipsburg |
| Region | Southern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
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; Sint Maarten at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Lesotho is 893 times larger than Sint Maarten. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Lesotho?
- About 893 times: Lesotho has 893× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Lesotho and Sint Maarten 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 Sint Maarten about 1.11×. 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 Sint Maarten?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 43,923. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².