Total & land area: Bolivia vs East Timor size comparison

Bolivia is 73.6 times bigger by total area compared to East Timor: 424,164 sq mi vs 5,760 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Bolivia is 418,264 sq mi vs 5,741 sq mi for East Timor — a 72.9 times difference in territory size.

Bolivia ranks 27/197 by total surface area vs 155/197 for East Timor.
Bolivia occupies 0.73% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.01% for East Timor.
35.8% of Bolivia's area is agricultural land vs 23% in East Timor.
Bolivia has 0.81% of the world's agricultural land area — East Timor has 0.007%.
46.3% of Bolivia is covered by forests, compared to 61.7% in East Timor.
1.24% of the world's forests are in Bolivia, and 0.02% are in East Timor.

True size map comparison: Bolivia vs East Timor

See how Bolivia and East Timor compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Bolivia	East Timor
Total area	424,164 sq mi	5,760 sq mi
Size difference ratio	73.6	1
Total area rank	27/197	155/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.22%	0.003%
Land area	418,264 sq mi	5,741 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	72.9	1
Land area rank	27/197	155/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.73%	0.01%
Population	12,413,315	1,400,638
Population density	30.5 ppl/mi²	250.2 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Bolivia	East Timor
Forest area	193,848 sq mi	3,540 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	46.3%	61.7%
Forest area rank	14/196	127/196
World's forests share	1.24%	0.02%
Agricultural land area	149,867 sq mi	1,318 sq mi
Agricultural land share	35.8%	23%
Agricultural land area rank	31/194	153/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.81%	0.007%
Arable land	21,477 sq mi	431 sq mi
Arable land share	5.13%	7.5%
Arable land area rank	46/191	146/191
Permanent cropland	976 sq mi	308 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.23%	5.37%
Permanent cropland area rank	76/192	110/192
Water area	5,900 sq mi	18.8 sq mi
Water as share of total area	1.39%	0.33%
Water area rank	31/197	140/197
Roads length	n/a	3,753 mi
Land borders length	4,506 mi	157.2 mi
Coastline length	0 mi	439 mi
Share of marine protected waters	n/a	0.7%

Bolivia vs East Timor size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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