Indonesia vs Peru
Indonesia is 48% larger than Peru.
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1.48×
Indonesia is 1.48× the area of Peru.
| Indonesia | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Lima |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Yes. Indonesia is 48% larger than Peru. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Peru fit into Indonesia?
- About 1.5 times: Indonesia has 1.48× the area of Peru.
- Why do Indonesia and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 34,576,665. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Peru 27 per km².