Lesotho vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 16.2 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Turkmenistan about 16 times.
LesothoTurkmenistanLesotho moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.06× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 16.2× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Ashgabat |
| Region | Southern Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| 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; Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Lesotho is 16.2 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 16 times: Turkmenistan has 16.2× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².