Benin vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 16.6 times larger than Benin. Benin would fit into Indonesia about 17 times.
BeninIndonesiaBenin moved onto Indonesia · Equal-area projection
0.06×
Benin is 0.06× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 16.6× the size of Benin.
| Benin | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 114,763 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 14,814,460 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Porto-Novo | Jakarta |
| Region | Western 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. Benin sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Benin bigger than Indonesia?
- No. Benin is 16.6 times smaller than Indonesia. Benin covers 114,763 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Benin fit into Indonesia?
- About 17 times: Indonesia has 16.6× the area of Benin.
- Why do Benin and Indonesia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Benin is drawn about 1.03× 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, Benin or Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 14,814,460. Density: Benin 129 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².