Saint Helena vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 37.9 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Timor-Leste about 38 times.
Saint HelenaTimor-LesteSaint Helena moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Saint Helena is 0.03× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 37.9× the size of Saint Helena.
| Saint Helena | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 394 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 5,633 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 14 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Jamestown | Dili |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Saint Helena sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Saint Helena bigger than Timor-Leste?
- No. Saint Helena is 37.9 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Saint Helena covers 394 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 38 times: Timor-Leste has 37.9× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Saint Helena and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Helena is drawn about 1.05× 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, Saint Helena or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 5,633. Density: Saint Helena 14 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².