Comoros vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 7.33 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Timor-Leste about 7.3 times.
ComorosTimor-LesteComoros moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.14× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 7.33× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Dili |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Timor-Leste?
- No. Comoros is 7.33 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 7.3 times: Timor-Leste has 7.33× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².