Indonesia is 1.16× the size of Libya
Indonesia covers about 1,880,000 km² (726,000 mi²) and Libya about 1,624,000 km² (627,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,880,000km²Indonesia
- 1,624,000km²Libya
1,000 km
- Indonesia
- Libya
What fits
- Libya is 86% of the size of Indonesia.
- Indonesia is larger by 256,000 km² (98,900 mi²), which is 16% of the area of Libya.
- Measured in Belgiums: Indonesia is about 61.3, Libya about 52.9.
How they differ
- Indonesia also has the larger population: 275.4 million against 7.4 million, 37.3× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 147 in Indonesia against 4.5 in Libya: Indonesia is 32.2× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,000 km apart.
- On a standard web map Libya looks larger than Indonesia: Indonesia at 2°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Libya at 27°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Libya as 1.09× the size of Indonesia, when Indonesia is 1.16× the size of Libya.
- Together Indonesia and Libya cover 3,504,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 10% smaller).
- The gap between them, 256,000 km², is about the size of Ecuador (255,000 km²).
- At Libya's density, Indonesia would have 8.5 million people (it has 275.4 million). At Indonesia's density, Libya would have 237.9 million (it has 7.4 million).
- Libya's centre is 29.3° of latitude, about 3,260 km, farther north than Indonesia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Indonesia | 1.16× |
| More people | Indonesia | 37.3× |
| More crowded | Indonesia | 32.2× |
| Farther north | Libya | 29.3° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Libya | 1.3× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Indonesia | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 61.3× | 52.9× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 7.71× | 6.66× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 5.26× | 4.54× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 5.03× | 4.35× |
| France 548,000 km² | 3.43× | 2.96× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.60× | 0.52× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.22× | 0.19× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.20× | 0.17× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.10× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Indonesia | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 1,880,000 km²726,000 mi² | 1,624,000 km²627,000 mi² |
| Population | 275.4 millionWikidata, 2021 | 7.4 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 147 per km² | 4.5 per km² |
| Official area | 1,917,000 km²Wikidata | 1,760,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Jakarta | Tripoli |
| Latitude range | 11°S to 6°N | 19°N to 33°N |
| Continent | Asia | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024, 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%.
- Our measured 1,624,000 km² is 7.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,760,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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