Japan vs Timor-Leste
Japan is 25.3 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Japan about 25 times.
JapanTimor-LesteJapan moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Japan is 25.3× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Japan | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Dili |
| Region | Eastern Asia | 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. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× its true area; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Japan 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 Japan bigger than Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Japan is 25.3 times larger than Timor-Leste. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Japan?
- About 25 times: Japan has 25.3× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Japan and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× its true area there and Timor-Leste about 1.02×. That is why Japan 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, Japan or Timor-Leste?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 1,418,517. Density: Japan 326 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².