Singapore vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 20.7 times larger than Singapore. Singapore would fit into Timor-Leste about 21 times.
SingaporeTimor-LesteSingapore moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Singapore is 0.05× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 20.7× the size of Singapore.
| Singapore | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 719 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 6,111,175 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 8,500 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Singapore | Dili |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Singapore sits at about 1°N 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 Singapore bigger than Timor-Leste?
- No. Singapore is 20.7 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Singapore covers 719 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Singapore fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 21 times: Timor-Leste has 20.7× the area of Singapore.
- Why do Singapore and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Singapore 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, Singapore or Timor-Leste?
- Singapore: 6,111,175 people against 1,418,517. Density: Singapore 8,500 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².