Indonesia vs Sweden
Indonesia is 4.26 times larger than Sweden. Sweden would fit into Indonesia about 4.3 times.
IndonesiaSwedenIndonesia moved onto Sweden · Equal-area projection
4.26×
Indonesia is 4.26× the area of Sweden.
| Indonesia | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 447,425 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 10,596,620 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 24 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Stockholm |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Sweden at 62° N is stretched to 4.65×. That difference is why Sweden 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 Sweden?
- Yes. Indonesia is 4.26 times larger than Sweden. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Sweden covers 447,425 km².
- How many times does Sweden fit into Indonesia?
- About 4.3 times: Indonesia has 4.26× the area of Sweden.
- Why do Indonesia and Sweden 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 Sweden about 4.65×. That is why Sweden 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 Sweden?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 10,596,620. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Sweden 24 per km².