Malaysia vs Timor-Leste
Malaysia is 22.2 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Malaysia about 22 times.
MalaysiaTimor-LesteMalaysia moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
22.2×
Malaysia is 22.2× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Malaysia | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Dili |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Malaysia sits at about 4°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 Malaysia bigger than Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Malaysia is 22.2 times larger than Timor-Leste. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Malaysia?
- About 22 times: Malaysia has 22.2× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Malaysia and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malaysia 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, Malaysia or Timor-Leste?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 1,418,517. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².