Gabon vs Timor-Leste
Gabon is 17.9 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Gabon about 18 times.
GabonTimor-LesteGabon moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
17.9×
Gabon is 17.9× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Gabon | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Dili |
| Region | Middle 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. Gabon sits at about 1°S 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 Gabon bigger than Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Gabon is 17.9 times larger than Timor-Leste. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Gabon?
- About 18 times: Gabon has 17.9× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Gabon and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gabon 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, Gabon or Timor-Leste?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 1,418,517. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².