Indonesia is 1.48× the size of Chad
Indonesia covers about 1,880,000 km² (726,000 mi²) and Chad about 1,266,000 km² (489,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,880,000km²Indonesia
- 1,266,000km²Chad
1,000 km
- Indonesia
- Chad
What fits
- Chad is 67% of the size of Indonesia.
- Indonesia is larger by 614,000 km² (237,000 mi²), which is 48% of the area of Chad.
- Measured in Belgiums: Indonesia is about 61.3, Chad about 41.3.
How they differ
- Indonesia also has the larger population: 275.4 million against 19.3 million, 14.3× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 147 in Indonesia against 15 in Chad: Indonesia is 9.60× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,000 km apart.
- Together Indonesia and Chad cover 3,146,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 614,000 km², is about the size of Central African Republic (618,000 km²).
- At Chad's density, Indonesia would have 28.7 million people (it has 275.4 million). At Indonesia's density, Chad would have 185.5 million (it has 19.3 million).
- Chad's centre is 17.5° of latitude, about 1,950 km, farther north than Indonesia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Indonesia | 1.48× |
| More people | Indonesia | 14.3× |
| More crowded | Indonesia | 9.60× |
| Farther north | Chad | 17.5° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Chad | 1.1× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Indonesia | Chad |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 61.3× | 41.3× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 7.71× | 5.19× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 5.26× | 3.54× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 5.03× | 3.39× |
| France 548,000 km² | 3.43× | 2.31× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.60× | 0.40× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.22× | 0.15× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.20× | 0.13× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.07× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Indonesia | Chad | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 1,880,000 km²726,000 mi² | 1,266,000 km²489,000 mi² |
| Population | 275.4 millionWikidata, 2021 | 19.3 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 147 per km² | 15 per km² |
| Official area | 1,917,000 km²Wikidata | 1,284,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Jakarta | N'Djamena |
| Latitude range | 11°S to 6°N | 7°N to 23°N |
| Continent | Asia | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,917,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,880,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,284,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,266,000 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