Lesotho and Brandenburg are almost exactly the same size
Lesotho (Africa) covers about 30,100 km² (11,600 mi²) and Brandenburg (state of Germany) about 30,000 km² (11,600 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 30,100km²Lesotho
- 30,000km²Brandenburg
50 km
- Lesotho
- Brandenburg
What fits
- Brandenburg is 100% of the size of Lesotho.
- The measured areas differ by 68.9 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Lesotho is about 0.98, Brandenburg about 0.98.
How they differ
- Lesotho is larger, but Brandenburg has the larger population: 2.5 million against 2.0 million, 1.26× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 84 in Brandenburg against 67 in Lesotho: Brandenburg is 1.27× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,240 km apart.
- On a standard web map Brandenburg looks larger than Lesotho: Lesotho at 30°S is drawn about 1.3× too large and Brandenburg at 52°N about 2.7×, so the map shows Brandenburg as 2.03× the size of Lesotho, when Lesotho is 1.00× the size of Brandenburg.
- Together Lesotho and Brandenburg cover 60,100 km², close to the size of Togo (56,900 km², 5.5% smaller).
- At Brandenburg's density, Lesotho would have 2.5 million people (it has 2.0 million). At Lesotho's density, Brandenburg would have 2.0 million (it has 2.5 million).
- Brandenburg's centre is 82.0° of latitude, about 9,120 km, farther north than Lesotho's.
- Lesotho ranks 142nd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Brandenburg is the 5th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 8.4% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Brandenburg lies about 82° of latitude (roughly 9,120 km) north of Lesotho, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Lesotho would have about 15,000 m² and each person in Brandenburg about 11,850 m².
- Laid side by side, Lesotho and Brandenburg would cover 60,100 km², 1.06× the size of Togo.
- Together they have 4.5 million people, about as many people as Panama.
- Counted as a country, Brandenburg would rank 142nd by area and 143rd by population.
Side by side
| Lesotho | Brandenburg | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 30,100 km²11,600 mi² | 30,000 km²11,600 mi² |
| Official area | 30,400 km²Wikidata | 29,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 141st of 239worldwide | 5th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2016 | 2.5 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 148th of 237worldwide | 10th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 67 per km² | 84 per km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Potsdam |
| Latitude range | 31°S to 29°S | 51°N to 54°N |
Population: Wikidata 2016 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 30,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 30,100 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 29,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 30,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12