Burundi vs Timor-Leste
Burundi is 87% larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Burundi about 1.9 times.
BurundiTimor-LesteBurundi moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
1.87×
Burundi is 1.87× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Burundi | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | Dili |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Burundi sits at about 3°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Burundi bigger than Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Burundi is 87% larger than Timor-Leste. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Burundi?
- About 1.9 times: Burundi has 1.87× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Burundi and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Burundi is drawn about 1.0× 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, Burundi or Timor-Leste?
- Burundi: 14,390,003 people against 1,418,517. Density: Burundi 517 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².