Indonesia is 1.20× the size of Mongolia
Indonesia covers about 1,880,000 km² (726,000 mi²) and Mongolia about 1,565,000 km² (604,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,880,000km²Indonesia
- 1,565,000km²Mongolia
1,000 km
- Indonesia
- Mongolia
What fits
- Mongolia is 83% of the size of Indonesia.
- Indonesia is larger by 315,000 km² (122,000 mi²), which is 20% of the area of Mongolia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Indonesia is about 61.3, Mongolia about 51.0.
How they differ
- Indonesia also has the larger population: 275.4 million against 3.4 million, 80.8× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 147 in Indonesia against 2.2 in Mongolia: Indonesia is 67.2× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,640 km apart.
- On a standard web map Mongolia looks larger than Indonesia: Indonesia at 2°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Mongolia at 47°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Mongolia as 1.78× the size of Indonesia, when Indonesia is 1.20× the size of Mongolia.
- Together Indonesia and Mongolia cover 3,444,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 8.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 315,000 km², is about the size of Poland (313,000 km²).
- At Mongolia's density, Indonesia would have 4.1 million people (it has 275.4 million). At Indonesia's density, Mongolia would have 229.3 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Mongolia's centre is 49.2° of latitude, about 5,470 km, farther north than Indonesia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Indonesia | 1.20× |
| More people | Indonesia | 80.8× |
| More crowded | Indonesia | 67.2× |
| Farther north | Mongolia | 49.2° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Mongolia | 2.1× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Indonesia | Mongolia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 61.3× | 51.0× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 7.71× | 6.42× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 5.26× | 4.37× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 5.03× | 4.19× |
| France 548,000 km² | 3.43× | 2.86× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.60× | 0.50× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.22× | 0.18× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.20× | 0.17× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.09× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Indonesia | Mongolia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 1,880,000 km²726,000 mi² | 1,565,000 km²604,000 mi² |
| Population | 275.4 millionWikidata, 2021 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 147 per km² | 2.2 per km² |
| Official area | 1,917,000 km²Wikidata | 1,564,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Jakarta | Ulaanbaatar |
| Latitude range | 11°S to 6°N | 42°N to 52°N |
| Continent | Asia | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2021, 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 1,564,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,565,000 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