Cyprus vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 61% larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Timor-Leste about 1.6 times.
CyprusTimor-LesteCyprus moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
0.62×
Cyprus is 0.62× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 1.61× the size of Cyprus.
| Cyprus | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Dili |
| Region | Western Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Cyprus bigger than Timor-Leste?
- No. Cyprus is 38% smaller than Timor-Leste. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 1.6 times: Timor-Leste has 1.61× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cyprus and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× 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, Cyprus or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².