Indonesia vs Sudan
Indonesia and Sudan are almost exactly the same size.
IndonesiaSudanIndonesia moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
1.01×
Indonesia is 1.01× the area of Sudan.
| Indonesia | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Khartoum |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Yes. Indonesia and Sudan are almost exactly the same size. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Sudan fit into Indonesia?
- About 1.0 times: Indonesia has 1.01× the area of Sudan.
- Why do Indonesia and 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 51,662,147. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Sudan 27 per km².