Lesotho vs Turkey
Turkey is 25.8 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Turkey about 26 times.
LesothoTurkeyLesotho moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.04× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 25.8× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Ankara |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- No. Lesotho is 25.8 times smaller than Turkey. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Turkey?
- About 26 times: Turkey has 25.8× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Turkey 110 per km².