Papua New Guinea vs Timor-Leste
Papua New Guinea is 31 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Papua New Guinea about 31 times.
Papua New GuineaTimor-LestePapua New Guinea moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
31×
Papua New Guinea is 31× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Papua New Guinea | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Dili |
| Region | Melanesia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Papua New Guinea sits at about 6°S and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Papua New Guinea bigger than Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 31 times larger than Timor-Leste. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 31 times: Papua New Guinea has 31× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Papua New Guinea is drawn about 1.01× 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, Papua New Guinea or Timor-Leste?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 1,418,517. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².