Indonesia is 1.01× the size of Sudan
Indonesia covers about 1,880,000 km² (726,000 mi²) and Sudan about 1,856,000 km² (716,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,880,000km²Indonesia
- 1,856,000km²Sudan
1,000 km
- Indonesia
- Sudan
What fits
- Sudan is 99% of the size of Indonesia.
- Indonesia is larger by 24,200 km² (9,350 mi²), which is 1.3% of the area of Sudan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Indonesia is about 61.3, Sudan about 60.5.
How they differ
- Indonesia also has the larger population: 275.4 million against 40.5 million, 6.80× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 147 in Indonesia against 22 in Sudan: Indonesia is 6.71× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,790 km apart.
- On a standard web map Sudan looks larger than Indonesia: Indonesia at 2°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Sudan at 16°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Sudan as 1.07× the size of Indonesia, when Indonesia is 1.01× the size of Sudan.
- Together Indonesia and Sudan cover 3,735,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 16% smaller).
- The gap between them, 24,200 km², is about the size of Rwanda (25,300 km²).
- At Sudan's density, Indonesia would have 41.1 million people (it has 275.4 million). At Indonesia's density, Sudan would have 271.9 million (it has 40.5 million).
- Sudan's centre is 18.2° of latitude, about 2,030 km, farther north than Indonesia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Indonesia | 1.01× |
| More people | Indonesia | 6.80× |
| More crowded | Indonesia | 6.71× |
| Farther north | Sudan | 18.2° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Sudan | 1.1× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Indonesia | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 61.3× | 60.5× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 7.71× | 7.61× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 5.26× | 5.19× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 5.03× | 4.97× |
| France 548,000 km² | 3.43× | 3.39× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.60× | 0.59× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.22× | 0.22× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.20× | 0.20× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.11× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Indonesia | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 1,880,000 km²726,000 mi² | 1,856,000 km²716,000 mi² |
| Population | 275.4 millionWikidata, 2021 | 40.5 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 147 per km² | 22 per km² |
| Official area | 1,917,000 km²Wikidata | 1,878,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Jakarta | Khartoum |
| Latitude range | 11°S to 6°N | 9°N to 22°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%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,878,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,856,000 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