Country size comparison

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North Carolina is about 8 times bigger than Timor-Leste.

Timor-Leste is approximately 14,874 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 748% larger than Timor-Leste. Meanwhile, the population of Timor-Leste is ~1.4 million people (8.1 million more people live in North Carolina).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Timor-Leste vs. North Carolina uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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Make 92.2% less money in Timor-Leste
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