Marshall Islands vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 82.4 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Timor-Leste about 82 times.
Marshall IslandsTimor-LesteMarshall Islands moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.01× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 82.4× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | 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. Marshall Islands sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Marshall Islands bigger than Timor-Leste?
- No. Marshall Islands is 82.4 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 82 times: Timor-Leste has 82.4× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Marshall Islands is drawn about 1.02× 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, Marshall Islands or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².