Indonesia vs Nepal
Indonesia is 12.9 times larger than Nepal. Nepal would fit into Indonesia about 13 times.
IndonesiaNepalIndonesia moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
12.9×
Indonesia is 12.9× the area of Nepal.
| Indonesia | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Kathmandu |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Yes. Indonesia is 12.9 times larger than Nepal. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Nepal fit into Indonesia?
- About 13 times: Indonesia has 12.9× the area of Nepal.
- Why do Indonesia and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 29,618,118. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Nepal 201 per km².