Indonesia vs Mozambique
Indonesia is 2.38 times larger than Mozambique. Mozambique would fit into Indonesia about 2.4 times.
IndonesiaMozambiqueIndonesia moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
2.38×
Indonesia is 2.38× the area of Mozambique.
| Indonesia | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Maputo |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern 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; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- Yes. Indonesia is 2.38 times larger than Mozambique. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Mozambique fit into Indonesia?
- About 2.4 times: Indonesia has 2.38× the area of Mozambique.
- Why do Indonesia and Mozambique 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 Mozambique about 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 35,631,653. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².