Samoa vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 5.25 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Timor-Leste about 5.2 times.
SamoaTimor-LesteSamoa moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
0.19×
Samoa is 0.19× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 5.25× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | 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. Samoa sits at about 14°S and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Samoa bigger than Timor-Leste?
- No. Samoa is 5.25 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 5.2 times: Timor-Leste has 5.25× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Samoa is drawn about 1.06× 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, Samoa or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².