Indonesia vs South Sudan
Indonesia is 2.96 times larger than South Sudan. South Sudan would fit into Indonesia about 3.0 times.
IndonesiaSouth SudanIndonesia moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Indonesia is 2.96× the area of South Sudan.
| Indonesia | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Juba |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
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; South Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- Yes. Indonesia is 2.96 times larger than South Sudan. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does South Sudan fit into Indonesia?
- About 3.0 times: Indonesia has 2.96× the area of South Sudan.
- Why do Indonesia and South Sudan 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 South Sudan about 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 12,188,788. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².