Pitcairn Islands vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 317 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Timor-Leste about 317 times.
Pitcairn IslandsTimor-LestePitcairn Islands moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.0× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 317× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
| Pitcairn Islands | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 47 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 50 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 1.1 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Adamstown | Dili |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. Pitcairn Islands sits at about 24°S and is stretched to 1.21× 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 Pitcairn Islands bigger than Timor-Leste?
- No. Pitcairn Islands is 317 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 317 times: Timor-Leste has 317× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Pitcairn Islands and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands is drawn about 1.21× 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, Pitcairn Islands or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².