Palau vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 32 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Timor-Leste about 32 times.
PalauTimor-LestePalau moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
0.03×
Palau is 0.03× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 32× the size of Palau.
| Palau | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 466 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 17,663 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 38 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Koror | 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. Palau 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 Palau bigger than Timor-Leste?
- No. Palau is 32 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Palau covers 466 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 32 times: Timor-Leste has 32× the area of Palau.
- Why do Palau and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Palau 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, Palau or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 17,663. Density: Palau 38 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².