Lesotho vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 5.81 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Uruguay about 5.8 times.
LesothoUruguayLesotho moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.17× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 5.81× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Montevideo |
| Region | Southern Africa | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Lesotho is 5.81 times smaller than Uruguay. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Uruguay?
- About 5.8 times: Uruguay has 5.81× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².