Algeria is 1.23× the size of Indonesia
Algeria covers about 2,309,000 km² (891,000 mi²) and Indonesia about 1,880,000 km² (726,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,309,000km²Algeria
- 1,880,000km²Indonesia
1,000 km
- Algeria
- Indonesia
What fits
- Indonesia is 81% of the size of Algeria.
- Algeria is larger by 429,000 km² (166,000 mi²), which is 23% of the area of Indonesia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Algeria is about 75.3, Indonesia about 61.3.
How they differ
- Algeria is larger, but Indonesia has the larger population: 275.4 million against 46.2 million, 5.97× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 147 in Indonesia against 20 in Algeria: Indonesia is 7.33× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,500 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Algeria at 28°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Indonesia at 2°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Algeria as 1.57× the size of Indonesia instead of 1.23×.
- Together Algeria and Indonesia cover 4,189,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 25% smaller).
- The gap between them, 429,000 km², is about the size of Iraq (437,000 km²).
- At Indonesia's density, Algeria would have 338.3 million people (it has 46.2 million). At Algeria's density, Indonesia would have 37.6 million (it has 275.4 million).
- Algeria's centre is 30.3° of latitude, about 3,370 km, farther north than Indonesia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Algeria | 1.23× |
| More people | Indonesia | 5.97× |
| More crowded | Indonesia | 7.33× |
| Farther north | Algeria | 30.3° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Algeria | 1.3× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Algeria | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 75.3× | 61.3× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 9.47× | 7.71× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 6.46× | 5.26× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 6.18× | 5.03× |
| France 548,000 km² | 4.21× | 3.43× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.73× | 0.60× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.27× | 0.22× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.24× | 0.20× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.14× | 0.11× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Algeria | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 2,309,000 km²891,000 mi² | 1,880,000 km²726,000 mi² |
| Population | 46.2 millionWikidata, 2023 | 275.4 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 20 per km² | 147 per km² |
| Official area | 2,382,000 km²Wikidata | 1,917,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Algiers | Jakarta |
| Latitude range | 19°N to 37°N | 11°S to 6°N |
| Continent | Africa | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2021, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 2,309,000 km² is 3.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 2,382,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,917,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,880,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11