Angola vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 53% larger than Angola. Angola would fit into Indonesia about 1.5 times.
AngolaIndonesiaAngola moved onto Indonesia · Equal-area projection
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Angola is 0.65× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 1.53× the size of Angola.
| Angola | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Jakarta |
| Region | Middle Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Indonesia at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Angola bigger than Indonesia?
- No. Angola is 35% smaller than Indonesia. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Angola fit into Indonesia?
- About 1.5 times: Indonesia has 1.53× the area of Angola.
- Why do Angola and Indonesia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Indonesia about 1.0×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Angola or Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 39,040,039. Density: Angola 31 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².