Eswatini vs Timor-Leste
Eswatini is 16% larger than Timor-Leste.
EswatiniTimor-LesteEswatini moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
1.16×
Eswatini is 1.16× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Eswatini | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Dili |
| Region | Southern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Eswatini bigger than Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Eswatini is 16% larger than Timor-Leste. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Eswatini?
- About 1.2 times: Eswatini has 1.16× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Eswatini and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini is drawn about 1.25× 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, Eswatini or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².