Kiribati vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 18.4 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Timor-Leste about 18 times.
KiribatiTimor-LesteKiribati moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.05× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 18.4× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | 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. Kiribati sits at about 1°N 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 Kiribati bigger than Timor-Leste?
- No. Kiribati is 18.4 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 18 times: Timor-Leste has 18.4× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kiribati 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, Kiribati or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².