Timor-Leste vs United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates is 5.6 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into United Arab Emirates about 5.6 times.

Timor-LesteUnited Arab EmiratesTimor-Leste moved onto United Arab Emirates · Equal-area projection
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Timor-Leste is 0.18× the area of United Arab Emirates. Put the other way, United Arab Emirates is 5.6× the size of Timor-Leste.
Timor-LesteUnited Arab Emirates
Area14,919 km²83,600 km²
Population1,418,51711,513,149
Density95 / km²138 / km²
CapitalDiliAbu Dhabi
RegionSouth-Eastern AsiaWestern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours12

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; United Arab Emirates at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 United Arab Emirates?
No. Timor-Leste is 5.6 times smaller than United Arab Emirates. Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km² and United Arab Emirates covers 83,600 km².
How many times does Timor-Leste fit into United Arab Emirates?
About 5.6 times: United Arab Emirates has 5.6× the area of Timor-Leste.
Why do Timor-Leste and United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates about 1.2×. 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 United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates: 11,513,149 people against 1,418,517. Density: Timor-Leste 95 per km², United Arab Emirates 138 per km².