Indonesia is 1.46× the size of Peru
Indonesia covers about 1,880,000 km² (726,000 mi²) and Peru about 1,290,000 km² (498,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,880,000km²Indonesia
- 1,290,000km²Peru
1,000 km
- Indonesia
- Peru
What fits
- Peru is 69% of the size of Indonesia.
- Indonesia is larger by 590,000 km² (228,000 mi²), which is 46% of the area of Peru.
- Measured in Belgiums: Indonesia is about 61.3, Peru about 42.1.
How they differ
- Indonesia also has the larger population: 275.4 million against 34.2 million, 8.06× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 147 in Indonesia against 26 in Peru: Indonesia is 5.53× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 18,200 km apart.
- Together Indonesia and Peru cover 3,170,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 590,000 km², is about the size of Morocco (592,000 km²).
- At Peru's density, Indonesia would have 49.8 million people (it has 275.4 million). At Indonesia's density, Peru would have 189.0 million (it has 34.2 million).
- Indonesia's centre is 6.8° of latitude, about 760 km, farther north than Peru's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Indonesia | 1.46× |
| More people | Indonesia | 8.06× |
| More crowded | Indonesia | 5.53× |
| Farther north | Indonesia | 6.8° of latitude |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Indonesia | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 61.3× | 42.1× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 7.71× | 5.29× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 5.26× | 3.61× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 5.03× | 3.45× |
| France 548,000 km² | 3.43× | 2.35× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.60× | 0.41× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.22× | 0.15× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.20× | 0.14× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.08× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Indonesia | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 1,880,000 km²726,000 mi² | 1,290,000 km²498,000 mi² |
| Population | 275.4 millionWikidata, 2021 | 34.2 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Density | 147 per km² | 26 per km² |
| Official area | 1,917,000 km²Wikidata | 1,285,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Jakarta | Lima |
| Latitude range | 11°S to 6°N | 18°S to 0°S |
| Continent | Asia | South America |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2025, 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 1,285,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,290,000 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