Lesotho vs Yemen
Yemen is 15 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Yemen about 15 times.
LesothoYemenLesotho moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.07× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 15× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Sana'a |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- No. Lesotho is 15 times smaller than Yemen. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Yemen?
- About 15 times: Yemen has 15× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Yemen 92 per km².