Djibouti vs Timor-Leste
Djibouti is 56% larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Djibouti about 1.6 times.
DjiboutiTimor-LesteDjibouti moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
1.56×
Djibouti is 1.56× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Djibouti | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Dili |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Djibouti sits at about 12°N 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 Djibouti bigger than Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Djibouti is 56% larger than Timor-Leste. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Djibouti?
- About 1.6 times: Djibouti has 1.56× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Djibouti and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti 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, Djibouti or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².