Mexico is 1.04× the size of Indonesia
Mexico covers about 1,958,000 km² (756,000 mi²) and Indonesia about 1,880,000 km² (726,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,958,000km²Mexico
- 1,880,000km²Indonesia
1,000 km
- Mexico
- Indonesia
What fits
- Indonesia is 96% of the size of Mexico.
- Mexico is larger by 78,000 km² (30,100 mi²), which is 4.2% of the area of Indonesia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Mexico is about 63.8, Indonesia about 61.3.
How they differ
- Mexico is larger, but Indonesia has the larger population: 275.4 million against 132.3 million, 2.08× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 147 in Indonesia against 68 in Mexico: Indonesia is 2.17× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Mexico at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Indonesia at 2°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Mexico as 1.24× the size of Indonesia instead of 1.04×.
- Together Mexico and Indonesia cover 3,838,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 18% smaller).
- The gap between them, 78,000 km², is about the size of Serbia (77,600 km²).
- At Indonesia's density, Mexico would have 286.9 million people (it has 132.3 million). At Mexico's density, Indonesia would have 127.0 million (it has 275.4 million).
- Mexico's centre is 26.2° of latitude, about 2,910 km, farther north than Indonesia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Mexico | 1.04× |
| More people | Indonesia | 2.08× |
| More crowded | Indonesia | 2.17× |
| Farther north | Mexico | 26.2° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Mexico | 1.2× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Mexico | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 63.8× | 61.3× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 8.03× | 7.71× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 5.47× | 5.26× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 5.24× | 5.03× |
| France 548,000 km² | 3.57× | 3.43× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.62× | 0.60× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.23× | 0.22× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.21× | 0.20× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.12× | 0.11× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Mexico | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 1,958,000 km²756,000 mi² | 1,880,000 km²726,000 mi² |
| Population | 132.3 millionWikidata, 2024 | 275.4 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 68 per km² | 147 per km² |
| Official area | 1,961,000 km²Wikidata | 1,917,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Mexico City | Jakarta |
| Latitude range | 15°N to 33°N | 11°S to 6°N |
| Continent | North America | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2021, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,961,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,958,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,917,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,880,000 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