Indonesia vs Suriname
Indonesia is 11.7 times larger than Suriname. Suriname would fit into Indonesia about 12 times.
IndonesiaSurinameIndonesia moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
11.7×
Indonesia is 11.7× the area of Suriname.
| Indonesia | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 639,850 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Paramaribo |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Suriname at 4° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- Yes. Indonesia is 11.7 times larger than Suriname. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Suriname fit into Indonesia?
- About 12 times: Indonesia has 11.7× the area of Suriname.
- Why do Indonesia and Suriname 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 Suriname about 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 639,850. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².