Eswatini is 1.13× the size of East Timor
Eswatini covers about 17,100 km² (6,610 mi²) and East Timor about 15,100 km² (5,820 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 17,100km²Eswatini
- 15,100km²East Timor
100 km
- Eswatini
- East Timor
What fits
- East Timor is 88% of the size of Eswatini.
- Eswatini is larger by 2,030 km² (784 mi²), which is 13% of the area of East Timor.
- Measured in Belgiums: Eswatini is about 0.56, East Timor about 0.49.
How they differ
- Eswatini is larger, but East Timor has the larger population: 1.4 million against 1.2 million, 1.14× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 93 in East Timor against 72 in Eswatini: East Timor is 1.29× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,000 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Eswatini at 27°S is drawn about 1.2× too large and East Timor at 9°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Eswatini as 1.38× the size of East Timor instead of 1.13×.
- Together Eswatini and East Timor cover 32,200 km², close to the size of Guinea-Bissau (32,800 km², 2.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,030 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At East Timor's density, Eswatini would have 1.6 million people (it has 1.2 million). At Eswatini's density, East Timor would have 1.1 million (it has 1.4 million).
- East Timor's centre is 17.7° of latitude, about 1,970 km, farther north than Eswatini's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Eswatini | 1.13× |
| More people | East Timor | 1.14× |
| More crowded | East Timor | 1.29× |
| Farther north | East Timor | 17.7° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Eswatini | 1.2× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Eswatini | East Timor |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 0.56× | 0.49× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.07× | 0.06× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.05× | 0.04× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.05× | 0.04× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× | 1 in 209 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 495 | 1 in 562 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 552 | 1 in 626 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 992 | 1 in 1,126 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Eswatini | East Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 17,100 km²6,610 mi² | 15,100 km²5,820 mi² |
| Population | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2023 | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 72 per km² | 93 per km² |
| Official area | 17,400 km²Wikidata | 14,900 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Mbabane; Lobamba | Dili |
| Latitude range | 27°S to 26°S | 10°S to 8°S |
| Continent | Africa | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 17,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 17,100 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 14,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 15,100 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11