Indonesia is 2.15× the size of Pakistan
Indonesia covers about 1,880,000 km² (726,000 mi²) and Pakistan about 873,000 km² (337,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,880,000km²Indonesia
- 873,000km²Pakistan
1,000 km
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
What fits
- Pakistan fits inside Indonesia about 2.15 times by area.
- Indonesia is larger by 1,007,000 km² (389,000 mi²), which is 115% of the area of Pakistan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Indonesia is about 61.3, Pakistan about 28.5.
How they differ
- Indonesia also has the larger population: 275.4 million against 223.8 million, 1.23× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 256 in Pakistan against 147 in Indonesia: Pakistan is 1.75× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,220 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Indonesia at 2°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Pakistan at 30°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Indonesia as 1.62× the size of Pakistan instead of 2.15×.
- Together Indonesia and Pakistan cover 2,753,000 km², close to the size of Argentina (2,783,000 km², 1.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,007,000 km², is about the size of Egypt (1,001,000 km²).
- At Pakistan's density, Indonesia would have 481.9 million people (it has 275.4 million). At Indonesia's density, Pakistan would have 127.9 million (it has 223.8 million).
- Pakistan's centre is 32.2° of latitude, about 3,580 km, farther north than Indonesia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Indonesia | 2.15× |
| More people | Indonesia | 1.23× |
| More crowded | Pakistan | 1.75× |
| Farther north | Pakistan | 32.2° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Pakistan | 1.3× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Indonesia | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 61.3× | 28.5× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 7.71× | 3.58× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 5.26× | 2.44× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 5.03× | 2.34× |
| France 548,000 km² | 3.43× | 1.59× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.60× | 0.28× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.22× | 0.10× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.20× | 0.09× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.05× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Indonesia | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 1,880,000 km²726,000 mi² | 873,000 km²337,000 mi² |
| Population | 275.4 millionWikidata, 2021 | 223.8 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 147 per km² | 256 per km² |
| Official area | 1,917,000 km²Wikidata | 882,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Jakarta | Islamabad |
| Latitude range | 11°S to 6°N | 24°N to 37°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 882,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 873,000 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