Afghanistan vs Timor-Leste
Afghanistan is 43.7 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Afghanistan about 44 times.
AfghanistanTimor-LesteAfghanistan moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 43.7× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Afghanistan | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Dili |
| Region | Southern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 43.7 times larger than Timor-Leste. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Afghanistan?
- About 44 times: Afghanistan has 43.7× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Afghanistan and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Timor-Leste about 1.02×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Timor-Leste?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 1,418,517. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².