Timor-Leste vs Yemen
Yemen is 30.5 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Yemen about 31 times.
Timor-LesteYemenTimor-Leste moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Timor-Leste is 0.03× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 30.5× the size of Timor-Leste.
| Timor-Leste | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 14,919 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 1,418,517 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 95 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Dili | Sana'a |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- No. Timor-Leste is 30.5 times smaller than Yemen. Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Yemen?
- About 31 times: Yemen has 30.5× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Timor-Leste and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 1,418,517. Density: Timor-Leste 95 per km², Yemen 92 per km².