Aruba vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 83.3 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Timor-Leste about 83 times.
ArubaTimor-LesteAruba moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.01× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 83.3× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Dili |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Aruba bigger than Timor-Leste?
- No. Aruba is 83.3 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Aruba covers 179 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 83 times: Timor-Leste has 83.3× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× 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, Aruba or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².