Cayman Islands vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 56.5 times larger than Cayman Islands. Cayman Islands would fit into Timor-Leste about 57 times.
Cayman IslandsTimor-LesteCayman Islands moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Cayman Islands is 0.02× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 56.5× the size of Cayman Islands.
| Cayman Islands | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 264 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 75,844 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 287 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | George Town | 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. Cayman Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Cayman Islands bigger than Timor-Leste?
- No. Cayman Islands is 56.5 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Cayman Islands covers 264 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Cayman Islands fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 57 times: Timor-Leste has 56.5× the area of Cayman Islands.
- Why do Cayman Islands and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cayman Islands is drawn about 1.12× 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, Cayman Islands or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 75,844. Density: Cayman Islands 287 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².