Indonesia vs Mexico
Mexico is 4% larger than Indonesia.
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Indonesia is 0.97× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 1.04× the size of Indonesia.
| Indonesia | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Mexico City |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Indonesia is 3% smaller than Mexico. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Indonesia fit into Mexico?
- About 1.0 times: Mexico has 1.04× the area of Indonesia.
- Why do Indonesia and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 131,946,900. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Mexico 67 per km².