San Marino vs Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste is 245 times larger than San Marino. San Marino would fit into Timor-Leste about 245 times.

San MarinoTimor-LesteSan Marino moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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San Marino is 0.0× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 245× the size of San Marino.
San MarinoTimor-Leste
Area61 km²14,919 km²
Population34,1091,418,517
Density559 / km²95 / km²
CapitalSan MarinoDili
RegionSouthern EuropeSouth-Eastern Asia
CoastlineLandlockedHas a coast
Neighbours11

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. San Marino sits at about 44°N and is stretched to 1.93× its true area; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why San Marino looks so much bigger than it is next to Timor-Leste. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.

Questions about this pair

Is San Marino bigger than Timor-Leste?
No. San Marino is 245 times smaller than Timor-Leste. San Marino covers 61 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
How many times does San Marino fit into Timor-Leste?
About 245 times: Timor-Leste has 245× the area of San Marino.
Why do San Marino and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. San Marino is drawn about 1.93× its true area there and Timor-Leste about 1.02×. That is why San Marino looks so much bigger than it really is next to Timor-Leste. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Which has more people, San Marino or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 34,109. Density: San Marino 559 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².