Indonesia is 1.81× the size of Mauritania
Indonesia covers about 1,880,000 km² (726,000 mi²) and Mauritania about 1,036,000 km² (400,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,880,000km²Indonesia
- 1,036,000km²Mauritania
1,000 km
- Indonesia
- Mauritania
What fits
- Mauritania is 55% of the size of Indonesia.
- Indonesia is larger by 843,000 km² (326,000 mi²), which is 81% of the area of Mauritania.
- Measured in Belgiums: Indonesia is about 61.3, Mauritania about 33.8.
How they differ
- Indonesia also has the larger population: 275.4 million against 4.7 million, 58.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 147 in Indonesia against 4.6 in Mauritania: Indonesia is 32.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,000 km apart.
- Together Indonesia and Mauritania cover 2,916,000 km², close to the size of Argentina (2,783,000 km², 4.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 843,000 km², is about the size of Namibia (823,000 km²).
- At Mauritania's density, Indonesia would have 8.6 million people (it has 275.4 million). At Indonesia's density, Mauritania would have 151.9 million (it has 4.7 million).
- Mauritania's centre is 22.5° of latitude, about 2,500 km, farther north than Indonesia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Indonesia | 1.81× |
| More people | Indonesia | 58.2× |
| More crowded | Indonesia | 32.1× |
| Farther north | Mauritania | 22.5° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Mauritania | 1.1× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Indonesia | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 61.3× | 33.8× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 7.71× | 4.25× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 5.26× | 2.90× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 5.03× | 2.77× |
| France 548,000 km² | 3.43× | 1.89× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.60× | 0.33× |
| 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 | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 1,880,000 km²726,000 mi² | 1,036,000 km²400,000 mi² |
| Population | 275.4 millionWikidata, 2021 | 4.7 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 147 per km² | 4.6 per km² |
| Official area | 1,917,000 km²Wikidata | 1,031,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Jakarta | Nouakchott |
| Latitude range | 11°S to 6°N | 15°N to 27°N |
| Continent | Asia | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2022, 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 1,031,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,036,000 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