Asia · South-Eastern Asia
East Timor
East Timor covers about 15,100 km² (5,820 mi²), the 160th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Montenegro, at about 13,700 km².
- 15,100km²Area, main territory
- 1.4 millionPopulation
- 0.49In Belgiums
100 km
- East Timor
Facts
| Area, main territory | 15,100 km²5,820 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 14,900 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.49 |
| Capital | Dili |
| Population | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 93 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 10°S to 8°S |
| In other languages | Timor Oriental Español · Osttimor Deutsch · Timor oriental Français · Timor-Leste Português · 東ティモール 日本語 · 东帝汶 中文 · 동티모르 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#41 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about East Timor
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 1,126× the size of East Timor.
- At 93 people per km², East Timor is the 76th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- East Timor lies at 9°S, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, East Timor's main territory stretches about 152 km north to south and 361 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 14,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 15,100 km², to within 2%.
How East Timor measures up
East Timor holds 0.0% of the land area and 0.0% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In South-Eastern Asia it is the 9th largest of 11.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 15,100 km² | 159th of 239 |
| Population | 1.4 million | 155th of 237 |
| Density | 93 per km² | 76th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 8.8°S | 184th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | East Timor is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.49× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.06× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.04× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.04× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 209 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 562 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 626 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 1,126 its size |
Where East Timor sits
- East Timor's centre lies at 8.8°S, 125.9°E, in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 980 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 10°S to 8°S, about 150 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If East Timor had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², East Timor would have 18.9 million people. It has 1.4 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², East Timor would have 56,000 people. It has 1.4 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 1.1 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2024; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11