Gambia vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 32% larger than Gambia.
GambiaTimor-LesteGambia moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
0.76×
Gambia is 0.76× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 1.32× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Dili |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gambia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Gambia bigger than Timor-Leste?
- No. Gambia is 24% smaller than Timor-Leste. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 1.3 times: Timor-Leste has 1.32× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gambia is drawn about 1.06× 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, Gambia or Timor-Leste?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 1,418,517. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².