Lesotho vs Sudan
Sudan is 62.1 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Sudan about 62 times.
LesothoSudanLesotho moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.02× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 62.1× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Khartoum |
| Region | Southern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 7 |
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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Lesotho is 62.1 times smaller than Sudan. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Sudan?
- About 62 times: Sudan has 62.1× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Sudan 27 per km².