Timor-Leste vs Tonga
Timor-Leste is 19.9 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Timor-Leste about 20 times.
Timor-LesteTongaTimor-Leste moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
19.9×
Timor-Leste is 19.9× the area of Tonga.
| Timor-Leste | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 14,919 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 1,418,517 | 103,742 |
| Density | 95 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Dili | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Timor-Leste sits at about 9°S and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Tonga at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Timor-Leste bigger than Tonga?
- Yes. Timor-Leste is 19.9 times larger than Tonga. Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 20 times: Timor-Leste has 19.9× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Timor-Leste and Tonga look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Timor-Leste is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Tonga about 1.14×. 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, Timor-Leste or Tonga?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 103,742. Density: Timor-Leste 95 per km², Tonga 139 per km².