Curaçao vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 33.6 times larger than Curaçao. Curaçao would fit into Timor-Leste about 34 times.
CuraçaoTimor-LesteCuraçao moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
0.03×
Curaçao is 0.03× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 33.6× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | 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. Curaçao sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Curaçao bigger than Timor-Leste?
- No. Curaçao is 33.6 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 34 times: Timor-Leste has 33.6× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Curaçao is drawn about 1.05× 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, Curaçao or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 156,263. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².