Argentina is 1.48× the size of Indonesia
Argentina covers about 2,783,000 km² (1,074,000 mi²) and Indonesia about 1,880,000 km² (726,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,783,000km²Argentina
- 1,880,000km²Indonesia
1,000 km
- Argentina
- Indonesia
What fits
- Indonesia is 68% of the size of Argentina.
- Argentina is larger by 903,000 km² (349,000 mi²), which is 48% of the area of Indonesia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Argentina is about 90.7, Indonesia about 61.3.
How they differ
- Argentina is larger, but Indonesia has the larger population: 275.4 million against 47.3 million, 5.82× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 147 in Indonesia against 17 in Argentina: Indonesia is 8.62× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Argentina at 35°S is drawn about 1.5× too large and Indonesia at 2°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Argentina as 2.19× the size of Indonesia instead of 1.48×.
- Together Argentina and Indonesia cover 4,663,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 32% smaller).
- The gap between them, 903,000 km², is about the size of Nigeria (907,000 km²).
- At Indonesia's density, Argentina would have 407.8 million people (it has 47.3 million). At Argentina's density, Indonesia would have 32.0 million (it has 275.4 million).
- Indonesia's centre is 32.4° of latitude, about 3,600 km, farther north than Argentina's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Argentina | 1.48× |
| More people | Indonesia | 5.82× |
| More crowded | Indonesia | 8.62× |
| Farther north | Indonesia | 32.4° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Argentina | 1.5× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Argentina | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 90.7× | 61.3× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 11.4× | 7.71× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 7.78× | 5.26× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 7.45× | 5.03× |
| France 548,000 km² | 5.08× | 3.43× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.88× | 0.60× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.33× | 0.22× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.29× | 0.20× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.16× | 0.11× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Argentina | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 2,783,000 km²1,074,000 mi² | 1,880,000 km²726,000 mi² |
| Population | 47.3 millionWikidata, 2022 | 275.4 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 17 per km² | 147 per km² |
| Official area | 2,780,000 km²Wikidata | 1,917,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Jakarta |
| Latitude range | 55°S to 22°S | 11°S to 6°N |
| Continent | South America | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2021, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,780,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,783,000 km², to within 2%.
- 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