Indonesia vs Libya
Indonesia is 8% larger than Libya.
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1.08×
Indonesia is 1.08× the area of Libya.
| Indonesia | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Tripoli |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Northern Africa |
| 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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Yes. Indonesia is 8% larger than Libya. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Libya fit into Indonesia?
- About 1.1 times: Indonesia has 1.08× the area of Libya.
- Why do Indonesia and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 7,458,555. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².