Country size comparison
compared to
Japan is about 25 times bigger than Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste is approximately 14,874 sq km, while Japan is approximately 377,915 sq km, making Japan 2,441% larger than Timor-Leste. Meanwhile, the population of Timor-Leste is ~1.4 million people (122.8 million more people live in Japan).
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Be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line in Timor-Leste
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Timor-Leste is 19.6% more expensive than Japan overall
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