Indonesia vs North Macedonia
Indonesia is 74.1 times larger than North Macedonia. North Macedonia would fit into Indonesia about 74 times.
IndonesiaNorth MacedoniaIndonesia moved onto North Macedonia · Equal-area projection
74.1×
Indonesia is 74.1× the area of North Macedonia.
| Indonesia | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 25,713 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 1,820,909 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 71 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Skopje |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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 Macedonia at 42° N is stretched to 1.79×. That difference is why North Macedonia 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 Macedonia?
- Yes. Indonesia is 74.1 times larger than North Macedonia. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and North Macedonia covers 25,713 km².
- How many times does North Macedonia fit into Indonesia?
- About 74 times: Indonesia has 74.1× the area of North Macedonia.
- Why do Indonesia and North Macedonia 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 Macedonia about 1.79×. That is why North Macedonia 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 Macedonia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 1,820,909. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², North Macedonia 71 per km².