Lesotho vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 19% larger than Lesotho.
LesothoTaiwanLesotho moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.84× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 1.19× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Taipei |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- No. Lesotho is 16% smaller than Taiwan. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Taiwan?
- About 1.2 times: Taiwan has 1.19× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².