Lesotho is 1.02× the size of Galicia

Lesotho (Africa) covers about 30,100 km² (11,600 mi²) and Galicia (autonomous community of Spain) about 29,600 km² (11,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

30,100km²Lesotho
29,600km²Galicia

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Lesotho
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What fits

Galicia is 98% of the size of Lesotho.
Lesotho is larger by 513 km² (198 mi²), which is 1.7% of the area of Galicia.
Measured in Belgiums: Lesotho is about 0.98, Galicia about 0.96.

How they differ

Lesotho is larger, but Galicia has the larger population: 2.7 million against 2.0 million, 1.35× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 91 in Galicia against 67 in Lesotho: Galicia is 1.37× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 8,850 km apart.
On a standard web map Galicia looks larger than Lesotho: Lesotho at 30°S is drawn about 1.3× too large and Galicia at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Galicia as 1.38× the size of Lesotho, when Lesotho is 1.02× the size of Galicia.
Together Lesotho and Galicia cover 59,700 km², close to the size of Togo (56,900 km², 4.8% smaller).
The gap between them, 513 km², is about the size of Singapore (511 km²).
At Galicia's density, Lesotho would have 2.8 million people (it has 2.0 million). At Lesotho's density, Galicia would have 2.0 million (it has 2.7 million).
Galicia's centre is 72.3° of latitude, about 8,040 km, farther north than Lesotho's.
Lesotho ranks 142nd of 246 countries and territories by area.
Galicia is the 7th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 5.8% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
Galicia lies about 72° of latitude (roughly 8,040 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 Galicia about 10,950 m².
Laid side by side, Lesotho and Galicia would cover 59,700 km², 1.05× the size of Togo.
Together they have 4.7 million people, about as many people as Mauritania.
Counted as a country, Galicia would rank 142nd by area and 140th by population.

Side by side

	Lesotho	Galicia
Is a	CountryAfrica	Autonomous communitySpain
Area, measured	30,100 km²11,600 mi²	29,600 km²11,400 mi²
Official area	30,400 km²Wikidata	29,600 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	141st of 239worldwide	7th of 19in Spain
Population	2.0 millionWikidata, 2016	2.7 millionWikidata, 2024
Rank by population	148th of 237worldwide	5th of 19in Spain
Density	67 per km²	91 per km²
Capital	Maseru	–
Latitude range	31°S to 29°S	42°N to 44°N

Population: Wikidata 2016 and Wikidata 2024. 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 29,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 29,600 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 Galicia 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

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