Indonesia vs Zimbabwe
Indonesia is 4.87 times larger than Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe would fit into Indonesia about 4.9 times.
IndonesiaZimbabweIndonesia moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
4.87×
Indonesia is 4.87× the area of Zimbabwe.
| Indonesia | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Harare |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Yes. Indonesia is 4.87 times larger than Zimbabwe. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Zimbabwe fit into Indonesia?
- About 4.9 times: Indonesia has 4.87× the area of Zimbabwe.
- Why do Indonesia and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 16,950,795. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².