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Mexico vs Indonesia: which has more area?

Mexico is 1.05× the area of Indonesia in our Natural Earth boundary dataset. The difference between the estimates is 90,117 km².

Mexico1,962,277 km²
Indonesia1,872,160 km²
Both outlines use the same scale and a local equal-area projection centered on each place. Their shapes come from this site’s Natural Earth boundaries; the map scene lets you move them.
Mexico1,962,277 km²
Indonesia1,872,160 km²
Bar length represents estimated boundary area. It does not claim one outline can physically fit inside the other.

What the map can hide

Mexico’s connected mainland and Indonesia’s scattered islands occupy space differently. The ocean gaps in Indonesia’s long east–west span are not land, so width is especially unhelpful here.

Their boundary-derived figures are relatively close. The same dataset makes the comparison consistent, but a close ordering deserves a source label and careful area definitions.

Compare the outlines

Open the equal-area view and compare the island polygons with Mexico’s outline. Would a bounding rectangle have given the same impression?

Open this pair in the equal-area map or compare it in Mercator. The selected outline moves on the map, while both area numbers stay fixed.

How to read these figures

Indonesia’s many smaller islands make map resolution important. Natural Earth’s global geometry simplifies coastlines and does not represent every tiny island in full detail.

Both areas are calculated from the original Natural Earth 1:50m polygons before display simplification. They are consistent estimates for this site, rather than official land or total-area statistics. The area guide explains what those definitions include. The projection guide explains the changing drawing.

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