Indonesia vs New Zealand
Indonesia is 7.11 times larger than New Zealand. New Zealand would fit into Indonesia about 7.1 times.
IndonesiaNew ZealandIndonesia moved onto New Zealand · Equal-area projection
7.11×
Indonesia is 7.11× the area of New Zealand.
| Indonesia | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 268,021 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 5,324,700 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Wellington |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Australia and New Zealand |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; New Zealand at 42° S is stretched to 1.79×. That difference is why New Zealand looks so much bigger than it is next to Indonesia. 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 New Zealand?
- Yes. Indonesia is 7.11 times larger than New Zealand. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and New Zealand covers 268,021 km².
- How many times does New Zealand fit into Indonesia?
- About 7.1 times: Indonesia has 7.11× the area of New Zealand.
- Why do Indonesia and New Zealand 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 New Zealand about 1.79×. That is why New Zealand looks so much bigger than it really is next to Indonesia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Indonesia or New Zealand?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 5,324,700. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², New Zealand 20 per km².