Lesotho vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 5.39 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Tunisia about 5.4 times.
LesothoTunisiaLesotho moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
0.19×
Lesotho is 0.19× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 5.39× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Tunis |
| Region | Southern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Lesotho is 5.39 times smaller than Tunisia. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Tunisia?
- About 5.4 times: Tunisia has 5.39× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².