Eritrea vs Timor-Leste
Eritrea is 7.88 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Eritrea about 7.9 times.
EritreaTimor-LesteEritrea moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 7.88× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Eritrea | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | 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. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Eritrea is 7.88 times larger than Timor-Leste. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Eritrea?
- About 7.9 times: Eritrea has 7.88× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Eritrea and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Timor-Leste?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 1,418,517. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².