Lesotho vs Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is 14.8 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Uzbekistan about 15 times.
LesothoUzbekistanLesotho moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.07× the area of Uzbekistan. Put the other way, Uzbekistan is 14.8× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 448,978 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 37,053,428 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 83 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Tashkent |
| Region | Southern Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. 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 Uzbekistan?
- No. Lesotho is 14.8 times smaller than Uzbekistan. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Uzbekistan?
- About 15 times: Uzbekistan has 14.8× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. 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 Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan: 37,053,428 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².