Ethiopia vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 72% larger than Ethiopia. Ethiopia would fit into Indonesia about 1.7 times.
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0.58×
Ethiopia is 0.58× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 1.72× the size of Ethiopia.
| Ethiopia | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Jakarta |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Indonesia?
- No. Ethiopia is 42% smaller than Indonesia. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Ethiopia fit into Indonesia?
- About 1.7 times: Indonesia has 1.72× the area of Ethiopia.
- Why do Ethiopia and Indonesia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 135,472,051. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².