Lesotho vs Spain
Spain is 16.7 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Spain about 17 times.
LesothoSpainLesotho moved onto Spain · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.06× the area of Spain. Put the other way, Spain is 16.7× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 505,990 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 49,355,143 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Madrid |
| Region | Southern Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Spain at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. 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 Spain?
- No. Lesotho is 16.7 times smaller than Spain. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Spain covers 505,990 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Spain?
- About 17 times: Spain has 16.7× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Spain 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 Spain about 1.71×. 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 Spain?
- Spain: 49,355,143 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Spain 98 per km².