Lesotho vs Zambia
Zambia is 24.8 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Zambia about 25 times.
LesothoZambiaLesotho moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.04× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 24.8× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Lusaka |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Lesotho is 24.8 times smaller than Zambia. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Zambia?
- About 25 times: Zambia has 24.8× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Zambia 29 per km².