Greece vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 14.4 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Indonesia about 14 times.
GreeceIndonesiaGreece moved onto Indonesia · Equal-area projection
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Greece is 0.07× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 14.4× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Jakarta |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× its true area; Indonesia at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Greece 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 Greece bigger than Indonesia?
- No. Greece is 14.4 times smaller than Indonesia. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Indonesia?
- About 14 times: Indonesia has 14.4× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Indonesia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× its true area there and Indonesia about 1.0×. That is why Greece 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, Greece or Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².