Croatia vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 33.7 times larger than Croatia. Croatia would fit into Indonesia about 34 times.
CroatiaIndonesiaCroatia moved onto Indonesia · Equal-area projection
0.03×
Croatia is 0.03× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 33.7× the size of Croatia.
| Croatia | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Jakarta |
| Region | Southern Europe | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× its true area; Indonesia at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it is next to Indonesia. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Croatia bigger than Indonesia?
- No. Croatia is 33.7 times smaller than Indonesia. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Croatia fit into Indonesia?
- About 34 times: Indonesia has 33.7× the area of Croatia.
- Why do Croatia and Indonesia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× its true area there and Indonesia about 1.0×. That is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Indonesia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Croatia or Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².