Country size comparison

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Lesotho is around the same size as Rwanda.

Rwanda is approximately 26,338 sq km, while Lesotho is approximately 30,355 sq km, making Lesotho 15% larger than Rwanda. Meanwhile, the population of Rwanda is ~13.2 million people (11.0 million fewer people live in Lesotho).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Rwanda vs. Lesotho uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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