Country size comparison

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South Carolina is about 5 times bigger than Timor-Leste.

Timor-Leste is approximately 14,874 sq km, while South Carolina is approximately 77,983 sq km, making South Carolina 424% larger than Timor-Leste. Meanwhile, the population of Timor-Leste is ~1.4 million people (3.2 million more people live in South Carolina).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Timor-Leste vs. South Carolina uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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Make 90.8% less money in Timor-Leste
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