Lesotho vs Slovakia
Slovakia is 62% larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Slovakia about 1.6 times.
LesothoSlovakiaLesotho moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.62× the area of Slovakia. Put the other way, Slovakia is 1.62× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Bratislava |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| 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; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. That difference is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it is next to Lesotho. 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 Slovakia?
- No. Lesotho is 38% smaller than Slovakia. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Slovakia?
- About 1.6 times: Slovakia has 1.62× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Slovakia 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 Slovakia about 2.3×. That is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Lesotho. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Lesotho or Slovakia?
- Slovakia: 5,413,813 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².