Guam vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 27.4 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Timor-Leste about 27 times.
GuamTimor-LesteGuam moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
0.04×
Guam is 0.04× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 27.4× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Dili |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Guam 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 Guam bigger than Timor-Leste?
- No. Guam is 27.4 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Guam covers 544 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 27 times: Timor-Leste has 27.4× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guam 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, Guam or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².