Faroe Islands vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 10.7 times larger than Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands would fit into Timor-Leste about 11 times.
Faroe IslandsTimor-LesteFaroe Islands moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Faroe Islands is 0.09× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 10.7× the size of Faroe Islands.
| Faroe Islands | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,399 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 54,900 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 39 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Torshavn | Dili |
| Region | Northern Europe | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Faroe Islands sits at about 62°N and is stretched to 4.55× its true area; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Timor-Leste. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Faroe Islands bigger than Timor-Leste?
- No. Faroe Islands is 10.7 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Faroe Islands covers 1,399 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Faroe Islands fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 11 times: Timor-Leste has 10.7× the area of Faroe Islands.
- Why do Faroe Islands and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Faroe Islands is drawn about 4.55× its true area there and Timor-Leste about 1.02×. That is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Timor-Leste. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Faroe Islands or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 54,900. Density: Faroe Islands 39 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².