Timor-Leste vs Turkey
Turkey is 52.5 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Turkey about 53 times.
Timor-LesteTurkeyTimor-Leste moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
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Timor-Leste is 0.02× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 52.5× the size of Timor-Leste.
| Timor-Leste | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 14,919 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 1,418,517 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 95 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Dili | Ankara |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 8 |
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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey 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 Timor-Leste bigger than Turkey?
- No. Timor-Leste is 52.5 times smaller than Turkey. Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Turkey?
- About 53 times: Turkey has 52.5× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Timor-Leste and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey 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, Timor-Leste or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 1,418,517. Density: Timor-Leste 95 per km², Turkey 110 per km².