Democratic Republic of the Congo is 1.24× the size of Indonesia

Democratic Republic of the Congo covers about 2,325,000 km² (898,000 mi²) and Indonesia about 1,880,000 km² (726,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

2,325,000km²Democratic Republic of the Congo
1,880,000km²Indonesia

1,000 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Indonesia

What fits

Indonesia is 81% of the size of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Democratic Republic of the Congo is larger by 445,000 km² (172,000 mi²), which is 24% of the area of Indonesia.
Measured in Belgiums: Democratic Republic of the Congo is about 75.8, Indonesia about 61.3.

How they differ

Democratic Republic of the Congo is larger, but Indonesia has the larger population: 275.4 million against 105.8 million, 2.60× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 147 in Indonesia against 45 in Democratic Republic of the Congo: Indonesia is 3.22× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 10,400 km apart.
Together Democratic Republic of the Congo and Indonesia cover 4,205,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 25% smaller).
The gap between them, 445,000 km², is about the size of Sweden (446,000 km²).
At Indonesia's density, Democratic Republic of the Congo would have 340.7 million people (it has 105.8 million). At Democratic Republic of the Congo's density, Indonesia would have 85.5 million (it has 275.4 million).
Indonesia's centre is 0.6° of latitude, about 70 km, farther north than Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1.24×
More people	Indonesia	2.60×
More crowded	Indonesia	3.22×
Farther north	Indonesia	0.6° of latitude

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Indonesia
Belgium 30,700 km²	75.8×	61.3×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	9.54×	7.71×
Germany 358,000 km²	6.50×	5.26×
Japan 374,000 km²	6.23×	5.03×
France 548,000 km²	4.24×	3.43×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.74×	0.60×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.27×	0.22×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.25×	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

	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Indonesia
Area, main territory	2,325,000 km²898,000 mi²	1,880,000 km²726,000 mi²
Population	105.8 millionWikidata, 2023	275.4 millionWikidata, 2021
Density	45 per km²	147 per km²
Official area	2,345,000 km²Wikidata	1,917,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Kinshasa	Jakarta
Latitude range	13°S to 5°N	11°S to 6°N
Continent	Africa	Asia

Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2021, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 2,345,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,325,000 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

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