Germany is 23.7× the size of East Timor
Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and East Timor about 15,100 km² (5,820 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 358,000km²Germany
- 15,100km²East Timor
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- Germany
- East Timor
What fits
- East Timor fits inside Germany about 23.7 times by area.
- Germany is larger by 343,000 km² (132,000 mi²), which is 2,271% of the area of East Timor.
- Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, East Timor about 0.49.
How they differ
- Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 1.4 million, 59.6× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 93 in East Timor: Germany is 2.51× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,500 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and East Timor at 9°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Germany as 58.6× the size of East Timor instead of 23.7×.
- Together Germany and East Timor cover 373,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 343,000 km², is about the size of Republic of the Congo (345,000 km²).
- At East Timor's density, Germany would have 33.2 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, East Timor would have 3.5 million (it has 1.4 million).
- Germany's centre is 59.9° of latitude, about 6,660 km, farther north than East Timor's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Germany | 23.7× |
| More people | Germany | 59.6× |
| More crowded | Germany | 2.51× |
| Farther north | Germany | 59.9° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Germany | 2.5× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Germany | East Timor |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 11.7× | 0.49× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.47× | 0.06× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.96× | 0.04× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.65× | 0.03× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.11× | 1 in 209 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 562 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 626 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 1 in 1,126 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Germany | East Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 358,000 km²138,000 mi² | 15,100 km²5,820 mi² |
| Population | 83.5 millionWikidata, 2025 | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 233 per km² | 93 per km² |
| Official area | 358,000 km²Wikidata | 14,900 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Berlin | Dili |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 55°N | 10°S to 8°S |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 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