Asia · South-Eastern Asia
Indonesia
Indonesia covers about 1,880,000 km² (726,000 mi²), the 16th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Sudan, at about 1,856,000 km².
- 1,880,000km²Area, main territory
- 275.4 millionPopulation
- 61.3In Belgiums
1,000 km
- Indonesia
Facts
| Area, main territory | 1,880,000 km²726,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 1,917,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 61.3 |
| Capital | Jakarta |
| Population | 275.4 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 147 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 11°S to 6°N |
| In other languages | Indonesien Deutsch · Indonésie Français · Indonésia Português · インドネシア 日本語 · 印度尼西亚 中文 · 인도네시아 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#5 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Indonesia
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 9.03× the size of Indonesia.
- At 147 people per km², Indonesia is the 44th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Indonesia lies at 2°S, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Indonesia's main territory stretches about 1,840 km north to south and 5,050 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,917,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,880,000 km², to within 2%.
How Indonesia measures up
Indonesia holds 6.0% of the land area and 6.0% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In South-Eastern Asia it is the 1st largest of 11.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,880,000 km² | 15th of 239 |
| Population | 275.4 million | 4th of 237 |
| Density | 147 per km² | 44th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 2.3°S | 177th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Indonesia is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 61.3× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 7.71× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 5.26× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 5.03× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 3.43× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.60× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.22× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.20× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.11× its size |
Where Indonesia sits
- Indonesia's centre lies at 2.3°S, 117.2°E, in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 250 km from the equator.
- It straddles the equator, spanning 11°S to 6°N.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Indonesia had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Indonesia would have 2.35 billion people. It has 275.4 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Indonesia would have 7.0 million people. It has 275.4 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 136.0 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Asia
- China9,375,000 km²
- India3,151,000 km²
- Kazakhstan2,714,000 km²
- Saudi Arabia1,922,000 km²
- Indonesia#5 · 1,880,000 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2021; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11