Lesotho vs Togo
Togo is 87% larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Togo about 1.9 times.
LesothoTogoLesotho moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.53× the area of Togo. Put the other way, Togo is 1.87× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Lome |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Togo at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Togo?
- No. Lesotho is 47% smaller than Togo. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Togo?
- About 1.9 times: Togo has 1.87× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Togo 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 Togo about 1.02×. 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 Togo?
- Togo: 8,591,626 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Togo 151 per km².