Indonesia is 1.88× the size of Egypt
Indonesia covers about 1,880,000 km² (726,000 mi²) and Egypt about 1,001,000 km² (387,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,880,000km²Indonesia
- 1,001,000km²Egypt
1,000 km
- Indonesia
- Egypt
What fits
- Egypt is 53% of the size of Indonesia.
- Indonesia is larger by 879,000 km² (339,000 mi²), which is 88% of the area of Egypt.
- Measured in Belgiums: Indonesia is about 61.3, Egypt about 32.6.
How they differ
- Indonesia also has the larger population: 275.4 million against 114.5 million, 2.40× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 147 in Indonesia against 114 in Egypt: Indonesia is 1.28× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,850 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Indonesia at 2°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Egypt at 26°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Indonesia as 1.51× the size of Egypt instead of 1.88×.
- Together Indonesia and Egypt cover 2,881,000 km², close to the size of Argentina (2,783,000 km², 3.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 879,000 km², is about the size of Pakistan (873,000 km²).
- At Egypt's density, Indonesia would have 215.1 million people (it has 275.4 million). At Indonesia's density, Egypt would have 146.7 million (it has 114.5 million).
- Egypt's centre is 28.7° of latitude, about 3,190 km, farther north than Indonesia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Indonesia | 1.88× |
| More people | Indonesia | 2.40× |
| More crowded | Indonesia | 1.28× |
| Farther north | Egypt | 28.7° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Egypt | 1.2× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Indonesia | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 61.3× | 32.6× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 7.71× | 4.11× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 5.26× | 2.80× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 5.03× | 2.68× |
| France 548,000 km² | 3.43× | 1.83× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.60× | 0.32× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.22× | 0.12× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.20× | 0.11× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.06× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Indonesia | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 1,880,000 km²726,000 mi² | 1,001,000 km²387,000 mi² |
| Population | 275.4 millionWikidata, 2021 | 114.5 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 147 per km² | 114 per km² |
| Official area | 1,917,000 km²Wikidata | 1,010,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Jakarta | Cairo |
| Latitude range | 11°S to 6°N | 22°N to 32°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 1,010,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,001,000 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