Lesotho vs Thailand
Thailand is 16.9 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Thailand about 17 times.
LesothoThailandLesotho moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.06× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 16.9× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Bangkok |
| Region | Southern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. Lesotho is 16.9 times smaller than Thailand. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Thailand?
- About 17 times: Thailand has 16.9× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Thailand 140 per km².