Greenland is 1.15× the size of Indonesia
Greenland covers about 2,154,000 km² (832,000 mi²) and Indonesia about 1,880,000 km² (726,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,154,000km²Greenland
- 1,880,000km²Indonesia
1,000 km
- Greenland
- Indonesia
What fits
- Indonesia is 87% of the size of Greenland.
- Greenland is larger by 275,000 km² (106,000 mi²), which is 15% of the area of Indonesia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Greenland is about 70.2, Indonesia about 61.3.
How they differ
- Greenland is larger, but Indonesia has the larger population: 275.4 million against 57,000, 4,866× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 147 in Indonesia against 0.0 in Greenland: Indonesia is 5,576× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,000 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Greenland at 73°N is drawn about 11.9× too large and Indonesia at 2°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Greenland as 13.6× the size of Indonesia instead of 1.15×.
- Together Greenland and Indonesia cover 4,034,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 22% smaller).
- The gap between them, 275,000 km², is about the size of Burkina Faso (273,000 km²).
- At Indonesia's density, Greenland would have 315.7 million people (it has 57,000). At Greenland's density, Indonesia would have 49,000 (it has 275.4 million).
- Greenland's centre is 75.4° of latitude, about 8,380 km, farther north than Indonesia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Greenland | 1.15× |
| More people | Indonesia | 4,866× |
| More crowded | Indonesia | 5,576× |
| Farther north | Greenland | 75.4° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Greenland | 11.9× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Greenland | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 70.2× | 61.3× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 8.84× | 7.71× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 6.02× | 5.26× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 5.77× | 5.03× |
| France 548,000 km² | 3.93× | 3.43× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.68× | 0.60× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.25× | 0.22× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.23× | 0.20× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.13× | 0.11× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Greenland | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 2,154,000 km²832,000 mi² | 1,880,000 km²726,000 mi² |
| Population | 57,000Wikidata, 2023 | 275.4 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 0.0 per km² | 147 per km² |
| Official area | 2,166,000 km²Wikidata | 1,917,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Nuuk | Jakarta |
| Latitude range | 60°N to 84°N | 11°S to 6°N |
| Continent | North America | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2021, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,166,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,154,000 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