India is 1.68× the size of Indonesia
India covers about 3,151,000 km² (1,217,000 mi²) and Indonesia about 1,880,000 km² (726,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 3,151,000km²India
- 1,880,000km²Indonesia
1,000 km
- India
- Indonesia
What fits
- Indonesia is 60% of the size of India.
- India is larger by 1,271,000 km² (491,000 mi²), which is 68% of the area of Indonesia.
- Measured in Belgiums: India is about 103, Indonesia about 61.3.
How they differ
- India also has the larger population: 1.33 billion against 275.4 million, 4.81× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 421 in India against 147 in Indonesia: India is 2.87× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,940 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: India at 23°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Indonesia at 2°S about 1.0×, so the map shows India as 1.97× the size of Indonesia instead of 1.68×.
- The gap between them, 1,271,000 km², is about the size of Chad (1,266,000 km²).
- At Indonesia's density, India would have 461.7 million people (it has 1.33 billion). At India's density, Indonesia would have 791.2 million (it has 275.4 million).
- India's centre is 25.0° of latitude, about 2,790 km, farther north than Indonesia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | India | 1.68× |
| More people | India | 4.81× |
| More crowded | India | 2.87× |
| Farther north | India | 25.0° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | India | 1.2× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | India | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 103× | 61.3× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 12.9× | 7.71× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 8.81× | 5.26× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 8.44× | 5.03× |
| France 548,000 km² | 5.75× | 3.43× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.37× | 0.22× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.33× | 0.20× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.19× | 0.11× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| India | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 3,151,000 km²1,217,000 mi² | 1,880,000 km²726,000 mi² |
| Population | 1.33 billionWikidata, 2020 | 275.4 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 421 per km² | 147 per km² |
| Official area | 3,288,000 km²Wikidata | 1,917,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | New Delhi | Jakarta |
| Latitude range | 7°N to 35°N | 11°S to 6°N |
| Continent | Asia | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 3,151,000 km² is 4.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,288,000 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