Maldives vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 50.1 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Timor-Leste about 50 times.
MaldivesTimor-LesteMaldives moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
0.02×
Maldives is 0.02× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 50.1× the size of Maldives.
| Maldives | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 298 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 529,676 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 1,777 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Male | Dili |
| Region | Southern 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. Maldives 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 Maldives bigger than Timor-Leste?
- No. Maldives is 50.1 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Maldives covers 298 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 50 times: Timor-Leste has 50.1× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Maldives and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Maldives 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, Maldives or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 529,676. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².