Indonesia vs Iraq
Indonesia is 4.36 times larger than Iraq. Iraq would fit into Indonesia about 4.4 times.
IndonesiaIraqIndonesia moved onto Iraq · Equal-area projection
4.36×
Indonesia is 4.36× the area of Iraq.
| Indonesia | Iraq | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 437,072 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 47,020,774 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 108 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Baghdad |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Indonesia sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Iraq at 33° N is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Indonesia bigger than Iraq?
- Yes. Indonesia is 4.36 times larger than Iraq. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Iraq covers 437,072 km².
- How many times does Iraq fit into Indonesia?
- About 4.4 times: Indonesia has 4.36× the area of Iraq.
- Why do Indonesia and Iraq look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Iraq about 1.42×. 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, Indonesia or Iraq?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 47,020,774. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Iraq 108 per km².