Indonesia vs Macao
Indonesia is 16,561 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Indonesia about 16561 times.
IndonesiaMacaoIndonesia moved onto Macao · Equal-area projection
16,561×
Indonesia is 16,561× the area of Macao.
| Indonesia | Macao | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 115 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 685,900 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 5,964 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | — |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
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; Macao at 22° N is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Macao?
- Yes. Indonesia is 16,561 times larger than Macao. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Macao covers 115 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Indonesia?
- About 16561 times: Indonesia has 16,561× the area of Macao.
- Why do Indonesia and Macao 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 Macao about 1.17×. 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 Macao?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 685,900. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Macao 5,964 per km².