Thuringia is 1.07× the size of East Timor
Thuringia (state of Germany) covers about 16,100 km² (6,200 mi²) and East Timor (Asia) about 15,100 km² (5,820 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 16,100km²Thuringia
- 15,100km²East Timor
100 km
- Thuringia
- East Timor
What fits
- East Timor is 94% of the size of Thuringia.
- Thuringia is larger by 986 km² (381 mi²), which is 6.5% of the area of East Timor.
- Measured in Belgiums: Thuringia is about 0.52, East Timor about 0.49.
How they differ
- Thuringia also has the larger population: 2.1 million against 1.4 million, 1.51× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 131 in Thuringia against 93 in East Timor: Thuringia is 1.41× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,500 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Thuringia at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and East Timor at 9°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Thuringia as 2.61× the size of East Timor instead of 1.07×.
- Together Thuringia and East Timor cover 31,200 km², close to the size of Belgium (30,700 km², 1.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 986 km², is about the size of Åland (942 km²).
- At East Timor's density, Thuringia would have 1.5 million people (it has 2.1 million). At Thuringia's density, East Timor would have 2.0 million (it has 1.4 million).
- Thuringia's centre is 59.7° of latitude, about 6,640 km, farther north than East Timor's.
- Thuringia is the 11th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 4.5% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- East Timor ranks 160th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Thuringia lies about 60° of latitude (roughly 6,640 km) north of East Timor, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Thuringia would have about 7,610 m² and each person in East Timor about 10,770 m².
- Laid side by side, Thuringia and East Timor would cover 31,200 km², about the same size as Belgium.
- Together they have 3.5 million people, about as many people as Eritrea.
- Counted as a country, Thuringia would rank 159th by area and 146th by population.
Side by side
| Thuringia | East Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 16,100 km²6,200 mi² | 15,100 km²5,820 mi² |
| Official area | 16,200 km²Wikidata | 14,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 11th of 16in Germany | 159th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 16in Germany | 155th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 131 per km² | 93 per km² |
| Capital | Erfurt | Dili |
| Latitude range | 50°N to 52°N | 10°S to 8°S |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 16,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,100 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 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12