Indonesia is 1.59× the size of Niger
Indonesia covers about 1,880,000 km² (726,000 mi²) and Niger about 1,181,000 km² (456,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,880,000km²Indonesia
- 1,181,000km²Niger
1,000 km
- Indonesia
- Niger
What fits
- Niger is 63% of the size of Indonesia.
- Indonesia is larger by 699,000 km² (270,000 mi²), which is 59% of the area of Niger.
- Measured in Belgiums: Indonesia is about 61.3, Niger about 38.5.
How they differ
- Indonesia also has the larger population: 275.4 million against 21.5 million, 12.8× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 147 in Indonesia against 18 in Niger: Indonesia is 8.06× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,000 km apart.
- Together Indonesia and Niger cover 3,061,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 2.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 699,000 km², is about the size of Myanmar (663,000 km²).
- At Niger's density, Indonesia would have 34.2 million people (it has 275.4 million). At Indonesia's density, Niger would have 173.1 million (it has 21.5 million).
- Niger's centre is 19.7° of latitude, about 2,190 km, farther north than Indonesia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Indonesia | 1.59× |
| More people | Indonesia | 12.8× |
| More crowded | Indonesia | 8.06× |
| Farther north | Niger | 19.7° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Niger | 1.1× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Indonesia | Niger |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 61.3× | 38.5× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 7.71× | 4.85× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 5.26× | 3.30× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 5.03× | 3.16× |
| France 548,000 km² | 3.43× | 2.16× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.60× | 0.37× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.22× | 0.14× |
| 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 | Niger | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 1,880,000 km²726,000 mi² | 1,181,000 km²456,000 mi² |
| Population | 275.4 millionWikidata, 2021 | 21.5 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 147 per km² | 18 per km² |
| Official area | 1,917,000 km²Wikidata | 1,267,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Jakarta | Niamey |
| Latitude range | 11°S to 6°N | 12°N to 24°N |
| Continent | Asia | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2017, 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 1,181,000 km² is 6.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,267,000 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