Lesotho is 1.85× the size of Nagaland
Lesotho (Africa) covers about 30,100 km² (11,600 mi²) and Nagaland (state of India) about 16,300 km² (6,280 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,100km²Lesotho
- 16,300km²Nagaland
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- Lesotho
- Nagaland
What fits
- Nagaland is 54% of the size of Lesotho.
- Lesotho is larger by 13,800 km² (5,340 mi²), which is 85% of the area of Nagaland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Lesotho is about 0.98, Nagaland about 0.53.
How they differ
- Lesotho also has the larger population: 2.0 million against 2.0 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 122 in Nagaland against 67 in Lesotho: Nagaland is 1.82× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,380 km apart.
- Together Lesotho and Nagaland cover 46,400 km², close to the size of Estonia (45,800 km², 1.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 13,800 km², is about the size of Montenegro (13,700 km²).
- At Nagaland's density, Lesotho would have 3.7 million people (it has 2.0 million). At Lesotho's density, Nagaland would have 1.1 million (it has 2.0 million).
- Nagaland's centre is 55.6° of latitude, about 6,190 km, farther north than Lesotho's.
- Lesotho ranks 142nd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Nagaland is the 27th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.5% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- Nagaland lies about 56° of latitude (roughly 6,190 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 Nagaland about 8,220 m².
- Laid side by side, Lesotho and Nagaland would cover 46,400 km², about the same size as Estonia.
- Together they have 4.0 million people, about as many people as Georgia.
- Counted as a country, Nagaland would rank 159th by area and 149th by population.
Side by side
| Lesotho | Nagaland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 30,100 km²11,600 mi² | 16,300 km²6,280 mi² |
| Official area | 30,400 km²Wikidata | 16,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 141st of 239worldwide | 27th of 36in India |
| Population | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2016 | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 148th of 237worldwide | 26th of 36in India |
| Density | 67 per km² | 122 per km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Kohima |
| Latitude range | 31°S to 29°S | 25°N to 27°N |
Population: Wikidata 2016 and Wikidata 2011. 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 16,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,300 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