Saudi Arabia is 1.02× the size of Indonesia
Saudi Arabia covers about 1,922,000 km² (742,000 mi²) and Indonesia about 1,880,000 km² (726,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,922,000km²Saudi Arabia
- 1,880,000km²Indonesia
1,000 km
- Saudi Arabia
- Indonesia
What fits
- Indonesia is 98% of the size of Saudi Arabia.
- Saudi Arabia is larger by 41,900 km² (16,200 mi²), which is 2.2% of the area of Indonesia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Saudi Arabia is about 62.7, Indonesia about 61.3.
How they differ
- Saudi Arabia is larger, but Indonesia has the larger population: 275.4 million against 33.0 million, 8.35× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 147 in Indonesia against 17 in Saudi Arabia: Indonesia is 8.53× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,350 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Saudi Arabia at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Indonesia at 2°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Saudi Arabia as 1.22× the size of Indonesia instead of 1.02×.
- Together Saudi Arabia and Indonesia cover 3,802,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 17% smaller).
- The gap between them, 41,900 km², is about the size of Switzerland (41,400 km²).
- At Indonesia's density, Saudi Arabia would have 281.6 million people (it has 33.0 million). At Saudi Arabia's density, Indonesia would have 32.3 million (it has 275.4 million).
- Saudi Arabia's centre is 26.4° of latitude, about 2,930 km, farther north than Indonesia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Saudi Arabia | 1.02× |
| More people | Indonesia | 8.35× |
| More crowded | Indonesia | 8.53× |
| Farther north | Saudi Arabia | 26.4° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Saudi Arabia | 1.2× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Saudi Arabia | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 62.7× | 61.3× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 7.88× | 7.71× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 5.37× | 5.26× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 5.15× | 5.03× |
| France 548,000 km² | 3.51× | 3.43× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.61× | 0.60× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.23× | 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
| Saudi Arabia | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 1,922,000 km²742,000 mi² | 1,880,000 km²726,000 mi² |
| Population | 33.0 millionWikidata, 2018 | 275.4 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 17 per km² | 147 per km² |
| Official area | 2,250,000 km²Wikidata | 1,917,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Riyadh | Jakarta |
| Latitude range | 16°N to 32°N | 11°S to 6°N |
| Continent | Asia | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2018 and Wikidata 2021, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 1,922,000 km² is 15% below Wikidata's official figure of 2,250,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- 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