Australia vs Indonesia
Australia is 4.04 times larger than Indonesia. Indonesia would fit into Australia about 4.0 times.
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4.04×
Australia is 4.04× the area of Indonesia.
| Australia | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 7,692,024 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 27,614,411 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 3.6 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Canberra | Jakarta |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Australia sits at about 26°S and is stretched to 1.23× 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 Australia bigger than Indonesia?
- Yes. Australia is 4.04 times larger than Indonesia. Australia covers 7,692,024 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Indonesia fit into Australia?
- About 4.0 times: Australia has 4.04× the area of Indonesia.
- Why do Australia and Indonesia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Australia is drawn about 1.23× 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, Australia or Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 27,614,411. Density: Australia 3.6 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².