Lesotho is 1.99× the size of Calabria
Lesotho (Africa) covers about 30,100 km² (11,600 mi²) and Calabria (region of Italy) about 15,100 km² (5,840 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,100km²Lesotho
- 15,100km²Calabria
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- Lesotho
- Calabria
What fits
- Calabria is 50% of the size of Lesotho.
- Lesotho is larger by 15,000 km² (5,790 mi²), which is 99% of the area of Calabria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Lesotho is about 0.98, Calabria about 0.49.
How they differ
- Lesotho also has the larger population: 2.0 million against 1.9 million, 1.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 129 in Calabria against 67 in Lesotho: Calabria is 1.93× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,730 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Lesotho at 30°S is drawn about 1.3× too large and Calabria at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Lesotho as 1.59× the size of Calabria instead of 1.99×.
- Together Lesotho and Calabria cover 45,200 km², close to the size of Estonia (45,800 km², 1.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 15,000 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Calabria's density, Lesotho would have 3.9 million people (it has 2.0 million). At Lesotho's density, Calabria would have 1.0 million (it has 1.9 million).
- Calabria's centre is 68.6° of latitude, about 7,630 km, farther north than Lesotho's.
- Lesotho ranks 142nd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Calabria is the 10th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 5.0% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Calabria lies about 69° of latitude (roughly 7,630 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 Calabria about 7,770 m².
- Laid side by side, Lesotho and Calabria would cover 45,200 km², about the same size as Estonia.
- Together they have 4.0 million people, about as many people as Georgia.
- Counted as a country, Calabria would rank 159th by area and 149th by population.
Side by side
| Lesotho | Calabria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 30,100 km²11,600 mi² | 15,100 km²5,840 mi² |
| Official area | 30,400 km²Wikidata | 15,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 141st of 239worldwide | 10th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2016 | 1.9 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 148th of 237worldwide | 10th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 67 per km² | 129 per km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Catanzaro |
| Latitude range | 31°S to 29°S | 38°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2016 and Wikidata 2019. 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 15,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 15,100 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. The outline of Calabria is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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