Timor-Leste vs Zambia
Zambia is 50.4 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Zambia about 50 times.
Timor-LesteZambiaTimor-Leste moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Timor-Leste is 0.02× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 50.4× the size of Timor-Leste.
| Timor-Leste | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 14,919 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 1,418,517 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 95 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Dili | Lusaka |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Timor-Leste is 50.4 times smaller than Zambia. Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Zambia?
- About 50 times: Zambia has 50.4× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Timor-Leste and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 1,418,517. Density: Timor-Leste 95 per km², Zambia 29 per km².