Australia vs Timor-Leste
Australia is 516 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Australia about 516 times.
AustraliaTimor-LesteAustralia moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Australia is 516× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Australia | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 7,692,024 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 27,614,411 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 3.6 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Canberra | Dili |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | 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. Australia sits at about 26°S and is stretched to 1.23× 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 Australia bigger than Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Australia is 516 times larger than Timor-Leste. Australia covers 7,692,024 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Australia?
- About 516 times: Australia has 516× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Australia and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Australia is drawn about 1.23× 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, Australia or Timor-Leste?
- Australia: 27,614,411 people against 1,418,517. Density: Australia 3.6 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².