Equatorial Guinea vs Timor-Leste
Equatorial Guinea is 88% larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Equatorial Guinea about 1.9 times.
Equatorial GuineaTimor-LesteEquatorial Guinea moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
1.88×
Equatorial Guinea is 1.88× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Equatorial Guinea | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Dili |
| Region | Middle Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Equatorial Guinea is 88% larger than Timor-Leste. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Equatorial Guinea?
- About 1.9 times: Equatorial Guinea has 1.88× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Timor-Leste?
- Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 1,418,517. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².