Nebraska is 6.68× the size of Lesotho
Nebraska (state of the United States) covers about 201,000 km² (77,600 mi²) and Lesotho (Africa) about 30,100 km² (11,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 201,000km²Nebraska
- 30,100km²Lesotho
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- Nebraska
- Lesotho
What fits
- Lesotho fits inside Nebraska about 6.68 times by area.
- Nebraska is larger by 171,000 km² (66,000 mi²), which is 568% of the area of Lesotho.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nebraska is about 6.55, Lesotho about 0.98.
How they differ
- Nebraska is larger, but Lesotho has the larger population: 2.0 million against 2.0 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 67 in Lesotho against 9.8 in Nebraska: Lesotho is 6.83× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,200 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Nebraska at 42°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Lesotho at 30°S about 1.3×, so the map shows Nebraska as 9.01× the size of Lesotho instead of 6.68×.
- Together Nebraska and Lesotho cover 231,000 km², close to the size of Laos (228,000 km², 1.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 171,000 km², is about the size of Somaliland (167,000 km²).
- At Lesotho's density, Nebraska would have 13.4 million people (it has 2.0 million). At Nebraska's density, Lesotho would have 294,000 (it has 2.0 million).
- Nebraska's centre is 71.1° of latitude, about 7,910 km, farther north than Lesotho's.
- Nebraska is the 16th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.1% of its area; it is the 44th most densely populated of them.
- Lesotho ranks 142nd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Nebraska lies about 71° of latitude (roughly 7,910 km) north of Lesotho, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nebraska would have about 102,460 m² and each person in Lesotho about 15,000 m².
- Laid side by side, Nebraska and Lesotho would cover 231,000 km², about the same size as Laos.
- Together they have 4.0 million people, about as many people as Georgia.
- Counted as a country, Nebraska would rank 86th by area and 149th by population.
Side by side
| Nebraska | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 201,000 km²77,600 mi² | 30,100 km²11,600 mi² |
| Official area | 201,000 km²Wikidata | 30,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 16th of 51in the United States | 141st of 239worldwide |
| Population | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2016 |
| Rank by population | 37th of 51in the United States | 148th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 9.8 per km² | 67 per km² |
| Capital | Lincoln | Maseru |
| Latitude range | 40°N to 43°N | 31°S to 29°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2016. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 201,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 201,000 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 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