Mexico vs Timor-Leste
Mexico is 132 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Mexico about 132 times.
MexicoTimor-LesteMexico moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Mexico is 132× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Mexico | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,972,550 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 131,946,900 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Mexico City | Dili |
| Region | Central America | 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. Mexico sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Mexico bigger than Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Mexico is 132 times larger than Timor-Leste. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Mexico?
- About 132 times: Mexico has 132× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Mexico and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mexico is drawn about 1.2× 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, Mexico or Timor-Leste?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 1,418,517. Density: Mexico 67 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².