Lesotho vs South Korea
South Korea is 3.3 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into South Korea about 3.3 times.
LesothoSouth KoreaLesotho moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.3× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 3.3× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Seoul |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| 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; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. 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 South Korea?
- No. Lesotho is 3.3 times smaller than South Korea. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into South Korea?
- About 3.3 times: South Korea has 3.3× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and South Korea 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 South Korea about 1.54×. 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 South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², South Korea 515 per km².