Lesotho vs US Virgin Islands
Lesotho is 87.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Lesotho about 88 times.
LesothoUS Virgin IslandsLesotho moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 87.7× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Lesotho | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 103,792 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Southern Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Lesotho is 87.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Lesotho?
- About 88 times: Lesotho has 87.7× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Lesotho and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 103,792. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².