Lesotho is 2.82× the size of Gifu
Lesotho (Africa) covers about 30,100 km² (11,600 mi²) and Gifu (prefecture of Japan) about 10,700 km² (4,130 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,100km²Lesotho
- 10,700km²Gifu
50 km
- Lesotho
- Gifu
What fits
- Gifu fits inside Lesotho about 2.82 times by area.
- Lesotho is larger by 19,400 km² (7,500 mi²), which is 182% of the area of Gifu.
- Measured in Belgiums: Lesotho is about 0.98, Gifu about 0.35.
How they differ
- Lesotho also has the larger population: 2.0 million against 2.0 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 185 in Gifu against 67 in Lesotho: Gifu is 2.77× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,500 km apart.
- Together Lesotho and Gifu cover 40,800 km², close to the size of Bhutan (40,400 km², 0.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 19,400 km², is about the size of Fiji (18,900 km²).
- At Gifu's density, Lesotho would have 5.6 million people (it has 2.0 million). At Lesotho's density, Gifu would have 712,000 (it has 2.0 million).
- Gifu's centre is 65.3° of latitude, about 7,270 km, farther north than Lesotho's.
- Lesotho ranks 142nd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Gifu is the 7th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 2.9% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Gifu lies about 65° of latitude (roughly 7,270 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 Gifu about 5,410 m².
- Laid side by side, Lesotho and Gifu would cover 40,800 km², about the same size as Bhutan.
- Together they have 4.0 million people, about as many people as Georgia.
- Counted as a country, Gifu would rank 167th by area and 149th by population.
Side by side
| Lesotho | Gifu | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 30,100 km²11,600 mi² | 10,700 km²4,130 mi² |
| Official area | 30,400 km²Wikidata | 10,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 141st of 239worldwide | 7th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2016 | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 148th of 237worldwide | 17th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 67 per km² | 185 per km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Gifu |
| Latitude range | 31°S to 29°S | 35°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2016 and Wikidata 2020. 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 10,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 10,700 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