Ethiopia vs Timor-Leste
Ethiopia is 74 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Ethiopia about 74 times.
EthiopiaTimor-LesteEthiopia moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Ethiopia is 74× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Ethiopia | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Dili |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 74 times larger than Timor-Leste. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Ethiopia?
- About 74 times: Ethiopia has 74× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Ethiopia and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Timor-Leste?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 1,418,517. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².