Lesotho vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 10.9 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Vietnam about 11 times.
LesothoVietnamLesotho moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.09× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 10.9× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Hanoi |
| Region | Southern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- No. Lesotho is 10.9 times smaller than Vietnam. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Vietnam?
- About 11 times: Vietnam has 10.9× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Vietnam 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 Vietnam about 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².