Namibia vs Timor-Leste
Namibia is 55.3 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Namibia about 55 times.
NamibiaTimor-LesteNamibia moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
55.3×
Namibia is 55.3× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Namibia | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 825,615 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 3,092,816 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 3.7 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Windhoek | Dili |
| Region | Southern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Namibia sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.16× 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 Namibia bigger than Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Namibia is 55.3 times larger than Timor-Leste. Namibia covers 825,615 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Namibia?
- About 55 times: Namibia has 55.3× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Namibia and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Namibia is drawn about 1.16× 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, Namibia or Timor-Leste?
- Namibia: 3,092,816 people against 1,418,517. Density: Namibia 3.7 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².