Lesotho vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 12.9 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Zimbabwe about 13 times.
LesothoZimbabweLesotho moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.08× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 12.9× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Harare |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Lesotho is 12.9 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 13 times: Zimbabwe has 12.9× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².