Indonesia vs North Korea
Indonesia is 15.8 times larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Indonesia about 16 times.
IndonesiaNorth KoreaIndonesia moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
15.8×
Indonesia is 15.8× the area of North Korea.
| Indonesia | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Pyongyang |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| 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; North Korea at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. That difference is why North Korea 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 North Korea?
- Yes. Indonesia is 15.8 times larger than North Korea. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Indonesia?
- About 16 times: Indonesia has 15.8× the area of North Korea.
- Why do Indonesia and North Korea 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 North Korea about 1.71×. That is why North Korea 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 North Korea?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 26,571,036. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², North Korea 220 per km².