Lesotho vs Syria
Syria is 6.1 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Syria about 6.1 times.
LesothoSyriaLesotho moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.16× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 6.1× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Damascus |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| 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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Lesotho is 6.1 times smaller than Syria. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Syria?
- About 6.1 times: Syria has 6.1× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Syria 138 per km².