Lesotho vs Tonga
Lesotho is 40.5 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Lesotho about 41 times.
LesothoTongaLesotho moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
40.5×
Lesotho is 40.5× the area of Tonga.
| Lesotho | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 103,742 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Southern Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Tonga at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Yes. Lesotho is 40.5 times larger than Tonga. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Lesotho?
- About 41 times: Lesotho has 40.5× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Lesotho and Tonga 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 Tonga about 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 103,742. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Tonga 139 per km².