Lesotho vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 21.2 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into South Sudan about 21 times.
LesothoSouth SudanLesotho moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.05× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 21.2× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Juba |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 6 |
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 Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Lesotho is 21.2 times smaller than South Sudan. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into South Sudan?
- About 21 times: South Sudan has 21.2× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and South Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².