Moldova is 1.10× the size of Lesotho
Moldova covers about 33,200 km² (12,800 mi²) and Lesotho about 30,100 km² (11,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 33,200km²Moldova
- 30,100km²Lesotho
50 km
- Moldova
- Lesotho
What fits
- Lesotho is 91% of the size of Moldova.
- Moldova is larger by 3,100 km² (1,200 mi²), which is 10% of the area of Lesotho.
- Measured in Belgiums: Moldova is about 1.08, Lesotho about 0.98.
How they differ
- Moldova also has the larger population: 2.4 million against 2.0 million, 1.20× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 73 in Moldova against 67 in Lesotho: Moldova is 1.09× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,540 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Moldova at 47°N is drawn about 2.2× too large and Lesotho at 30°S about 1.3×, so the map shows Moldova as 1.81× the size of Lesotho instead of 1.10×.
- Together Moldova and Lesotho cover 63,300 km², close to the size of Latvia (64,600 km², 2.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,100 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Lesotho's density, Moldova would have 2.2 million people (it has 2.4 million). At Moldova's density, Lesotho would have 2.2 million (it has 2.0 million).
- Moldova's centre is 76.8° of latitude, about 8,540 km, farther north than Lesotho's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Moldova | 1.10× |
| More people | Moldova | 1.20× |
| More crowded | Moldova | 1.09× |
| Farther north | Moldova | 76.8° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Moldova | 2.2× against 1.3× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Moldova | Lesotho |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 1.08× | 0.98× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.14× | 0.12× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.09× | 0.08× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.09× | 0.08× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.06× | 0.05× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 255 | 1 in 281 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 285 | 1 in 314 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 511 | 1 in 564 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Moldova | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 33,200 km²12,800 mi² | 30,100 km²11,600 mi² |
| Population | 2.4 millionWikidata, 2024 | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2016 |
| Density | 73 per km² | 67 per km² |
| Official area | 33,800 km²Wikidata | 30,400 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Chișinău | Maseru |
| Latitude range | 45°N to 48°N | 31°S to 29°S |
| Continent | Europe | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2016, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 33,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 33,200 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 30,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 30,100 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11