Indonesia vs Romania

Indonesia is 7.99 times larger than Romania. Romania would fit into Indonesia about 8.0 times.

IndonesiaRomaniaIndonesia moved onto Romania · Equal-area projection
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Indonesia is 7.99× the area of Romania.
IndonesiaRomania
Area1,904,570 km²238,397 km²
Population285,721,23619,020,271
Density150 / km²80 / km²
CapitalJakartaBucharest
RegionSouth-Eastern AsiaEastern Europe
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours35

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; Romania at 46° N is stretched to 2.06×. That difference is why Romania 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 Romania?
Yes. Indonesia is 7.99 times larger than Romania. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
How many times does Romania fit into Indonesia?
About 8.0 times: Indonesia has 7.99× the area of Romania.
Why do Indonesia and Romania 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 Romania about 2.06×. That is why Romania 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 Romania?
Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 19,020,271. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Romania 80 per km².