Indonesia is 1.09× the size of Queensland
Indonesia (Asia) covers about 1,880,000 km² (726,000 mi²) and Queensland (state of Australia) about 1,730,000 km² (668,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,880,000km²Indonesia
- 1,730,000km²Queensland
1,000 km
- Indonesia
- Queensland
What fits
- Queensland is 92% of the size of Indonesia.
- Indonesia is larger by 150,000 km² (57,800 mi²), which is 8.7% of the area of Queensland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Indonesia is about 61.3, Queensland about 56.4.
How they differ
- Indonesia also has the larger population: 275.4 million against 5.6 million, 49.0× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 147 in Indonesia against 3.2 in Queensland: Indonesia is 45.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,700 km apart.
- On a standard web map Queensland looks larger than Indonesia: Indonesia at 2°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Queensland at 23°S about 1.2×, so the map shows Queensland as 1.08× the size of Indonesia, when Indonesia is 1.09× the size of Queensland.
- Together Indonesia and Queensland cover 3,610,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 13% smaller).
- The gap between them, 150,000 km², is about the size of Nepal (147,000 km²).
- At Queensland's density, Indonesia would have 6.1 million people (it has 275.4 million). At Indonesia's density, Queensland would have 253.5 million (it has 5.6 million).
- Indonesia's centre is 20.2° of latitude, about 2,250 km, farther north than Queensland's.
- Indonesia ranks 16th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Queensland is the 2nd largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 22% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Indonesia lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,250 km) north of Queensland.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Indonesia would have about 6,820 m² and each person in Queensland about 307,920 m².
- Laid side by side, Indonesia and Queensland would cover 3,610,000 km², 1.15× the size of India.
- Together they have 281.1 million people, 83% as many people as the United States.
- Counted as a country, Queensland would rank 17th by area and 118th by population.
Side by side
| Indonesia | Queensland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateAustralia |
| Area, measured | 1,880,000 km²726,000 mi² | 1,730,000 km²668,000 mi² |
| Official area | 1,917,000 km²Wikidata | 1,730,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 15th of 239worldwide | 2nd of 8in Australia |
| Population | 275.4 millionWikidata, 2021 | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 237worldwide | 3rd of 8in Australia |
| Density | 147 per km² | 3.2 per km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Brisbane |
| Latitude range | 11°S to 6°N | 29°S to 9°S |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024. 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 1,730,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,730,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12