Lesotho vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 31.2 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Tanzania about 31 times.
LesothoTanzaniaLesotho moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.03× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 31.2× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Dodoma |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- No. Lesotho is 31.2 times smaller than Tanzania. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Tanzania?
- About 31 times: Tanzania has 31.2× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Tanzania 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 Tanzania about 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².