Mozambique vs Timor-Leste

Mozambique is 53.7 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Mozambique about 54 times.

MozambiqueTimor-LesteMozambique moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Mozambique is 53.7× the area of Timor-Leste.
MozambiqueTimor-Leste
Area801,590 km²14,919 km²
Population35,631,6531,418,517
Density44 / km²95 / km²
CapitalMaputoDili
RegionEastern AfricaSouth-Eastern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours61

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mozambique bigger than Timor-Leste?
Yes. Mozambique is 53.7 times larger than Timor-Leste. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Mozambique?
About 54 times: Mozambique has 53.7× the area of Timor-Leste.
Why do Mozambique and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mozambique or Timor-Leste?
Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 1,418,517. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².