Lesotho vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 30 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Venezuela about 30 times.
LesothoVenezuelaLesotho moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.03× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 30× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Caracas |
| Region | Southern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. Lesotho is 30 times smaller than Venezuela. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Venezuela?
- About 30 times: Venezuela has 30× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².