Brazil vs Indonesia
Brazil is 4.47 times larger than Indonesia. Indonesia would fit into Brazil about 4.5 times.
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4.47×
Brazil is 4.47× the area of Indonesia.
| Brazil | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Jakarta |
| Region | South America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brazil sits at about 11°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Brazil bigger than Indonesia?
- Yes. Brazil is 4.47 times larger than Indonesia. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Indonesia fit into Brazil?
- About 4.5 times: Brazil has 4.47× the area of Indonesia.
- Why do Brazil and Indonesia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brazil is drawn about 1.04× 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, Brazil or Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 212,812,405. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².