Botswana vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 3.27 times larger than Botswana. Botswana would fit into Indonesia about 3.3 times.
BotswanaIndonesiaBotswana moved onto Indonesia · Equal-area projection
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Botswana is 0.31× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 3.27× the size of Botswana.
| Botswana | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Jakarta |
| Region | Southern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than Indonesia?
- No. Botswana is 3.27 times smaller than Indonesia. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Botswana fit into Indonesia?
- About 3.3 times: Indonesia has 3.27× the area of Botswana.
- Why do Botswana and Indonesia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².