Indonesia vs Japan
Indonesia is 5.04 times larger than Japan. Japan would fit into Indonesia about 5.0 times.
IndonesiaJapanIndonesia moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
5.04×
Indonesia is 5.04× the area of Japan.
| Indonesia | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Tokyo |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. That difference is why Japan 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 Indonesia bigger than Japan?
- Yes. Indonesia is 5.04 times larger than Japan. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Indonesia?
- About 5.0 times: Indonesia has 5.04× the area of Japan.
- Why do Indonesia and Japan 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 Japan about 1.59×. That is why Japan 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, Indonesia or Japan?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 123,366,734. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Japan 326 per km².