Guinea vs Timor-Leste
Guinea is 16.5 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Guinea about 16 times.
GuineaTimor-LesteGuinea moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
16.5×
Guinea is 16.5× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Guinea | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Dili |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Guinea bigger than Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Guinea is 16.5 times larger than Timor-Leste. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Guinea?
- About 16 times: Guinea has 16.5× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Guinea and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea is drawn about 1.03× 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, Guinea or Timor-Leste?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 1,418,517. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².