Tajikistan vs Timor-Leste

Tajikistan is 9.59 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Tajikistan about 9.6 times.

TajikistanTimor-LesteTajikistan moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Tajikistan is 9.59× the area of Timor-Leste.
TajikistanTimor-Leste
Area143,100 km²14,919 km²
Population10,786,7341,418,517
Density75 / km²95 / km²
CapitalDushanbeDili
RegionCentral AsiaSouth-Eastern Asia
CoastlineLandlockedHas a coast
Neighbours41

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Tajikistan sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.63× its true area; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan bigger than Timor-Leste?
Yes. Tajikistan is 9.59 times larger than Timor-Leste. Tajikistan covers 143,100 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Tajikistan?
About 9.6 times: Tajikistan has 9.59× the area of Timor-Leste.
Why do Tajikistan and Timor-Leste look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Tajikistan is drawn about 1.63× its true area there and Timor-Leste about 1.02×. That is why Tajikistan 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, Tajikistan or Timor-Leste?
Tajikistan: 10,786,734 people against 1,418,517. Density: Tajikistan 75 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².