Timor-Leste vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 26.2 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Zimbabwe about 26 times.
Timor-LesteZimbabweTimor-Leste moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Timor-Leste is 0.04× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 26.2× the size of Timor-Leste.
| Timor-Leste | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 14,919 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 1,418,517 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 95 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Dili | Harare |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Timor-Leste is 26.2 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 26 times: Zimbabwe has 26.2× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Timor-Leste and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 1,418,517. Density: Timor-Leste 95 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².