Country size comparison

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Botswana is about 2.5 times bigger than Laos.

Laos is approximately 236,800 sq km, while Botswana is approximately 581,730 sq km, making Botswana 146% larger than Laos. Meanwhile, the population of Laos is ~7.9 million people (5.3 million fewer people live in Botswana).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Laos vs. Botswana uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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