North Korea vs Timor-Leste
North Korea is 8.08 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into North Korea about 8.1 times.
North KoreaTimor-LesteNorth Korea moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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North Korea is 8.08× the area of Timor-Leste.
| North Korea | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Dili |
| Region | Eastern Asia | 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. North Korea sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.71× its true area; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Timor-Leste. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is North Korea bigger than Timor-Leste?
- Yes. North Korea is 8.08 times larger than Timor-Leste. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into North Korea?
- About 8.1 times: North Korea has 8.08× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do North Korea and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. North Korea is drawn about 1.71× its true area there and Timor-Leste about 1.02×. That is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Timor-Leste. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, North Korea or Timor-Leste?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 1,418,517. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².