Indonesia is 1.15× the size of Xinjiang
Indonesia (Asia) covers about 1,880,000 km² (726,000 mi²) and Xinjiang (autonomous region of China) about 1,630,000 km² (629,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,880,000km²Indonesia
- 1,630,000km²Xinjiang
1,000 km
- Indonesia
- Xinjiang
Xinjiang: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with India. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Xinjiang is 87% of the size of Indonesia.
- Indonesia is larger by 250,000 km² (96,400 mi²), which is 15% of the area of Xinjiang.
- Measured in Belgiums: Indonesia is about 61.3, Xinjiang about 53.2.
How they differ
- Indonesia also has the larger population: 275.4 million against 25.9 million, 10.7× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 147 in Indonesia against 16 in Xinjiang: Indonesia is 9.24× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,820 km apart.
- On a standard web map Xinjiang looks larger than Indonesia: Indonesia at 2°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Xinjiang at 41°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Xinjiang as 1.52× the size of Indonesia, when Indonesia is 1.15× the size of Xinjiang.
- Together Indonesia and Xinjiang cover 3,510,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 10% smaller).
- The gap between them, 250,000 km², is about the size of Ecuador (255,000 km²).
- At Xinjiang's density, Indonesia would have 29.8 million people (it has 275.4 million). At Indonesia's density, Xinjiang would have 238.9 million (it has 25.9 million).
- Xinjiang's centre is 43.3° of latitude, about 4,820 km, farther north than Indonesia's.
- Indonesia ranks 16th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Xinjiang is the largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 17% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Xinjiang lies about 43° of latitude (roughly 4,820 km) north of Indonesia, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Indonesia would have about 6,820 m² and each person in Xinjiang about 63,060 m².
- Laid side by side, Indonesia and Xinjiang would cover 3,510,000 km², 1.11× the size of India.
- Together they have 301.3 million people, 89% as many people as the United States.
- Counted as a country, Xinjiang would rank 17th by area and 56th by population.
Side by side
| Indonesia | Xinjiang | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | Autonomous RegionChina |
| Area, measured | 1,880,000 km²726,000 mi² | 1,630,000 km²629,000 mi² |
| Official area | 1,917,000 km²Wikidata | 1,665,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 15th of 239worldwide | 1st of 31in China |
| Population | 275.4 millionWikidata, 2021 | 25.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 237worldwide | 21st of 31in China |
| Density | 147 per km² | 16 per km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Ürümqi |
| Latitude range | 11°S to 6°N | 34°N to 49°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. 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 1,630,000 km² is 2.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,665,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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