Colombia vs Timor-Leste
Colombia is 76.5 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Colombia about 77 times.
ColombiaTimor-LesteColombia moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Colombia is 76.5× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Colombia | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Dili |
| Region | South America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N 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 Colombia bigger than Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Colombia is 76.5 times larger than Timor-Leste. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Colombia?
- About 77 times: Colombia has 76.5× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Colombia and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia 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, Colombia or Timor-Leste?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 1,418,517. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².