Egypt vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 88% larger than Egypt. Egypt would fit into Indonesia about 1.9 times.
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0.53×
Egypt is 0.53× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 1.88× the size of Egypt.
| Egypt | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Jakarta |
| Region | Northern 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. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Indonesia?
- No. Egypt is 47% smaller than Indonesia. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Egypt fit into Indonesia?
- About 1.9 times: Indonesia has 1.88× the area of Egypt.
- Why do Egypt and Indonesia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 118,365,995. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².