Rwanda vs Timor-Leste
Rwanda is 77% larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Rwanda about 1.8 times.
RwandaTimor-LesteRwanda moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
1.77×
Rwanda is 1.77× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Rwanda | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Dili |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Rwanda sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Rwanda bigger than Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Rwanda is 77% larger than Timor-Leste. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Rwanda?
- About 1.8 times: Rwanda has 1.77× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Rwanda and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Rwanda is drawn about 1.0× 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, Rwanda or Timor-Leste?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 1,418,517. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².