Which is bigger: Mexico or Indonesia?

Mexico is larger (1,964,375 km²) — about 1.0 times the size of Indonesia (1,916,906.77 km²).

Why do Mexico and Indonesia look different on the map than in reality?

The common Mercator projection enlarges areas the farther they lie from the equator, so the on-map size proportions of Mexico and Indonesia are distorted compared to their true land area.

02Act II · 1:1 studioChange pair ↙

Mexico×Indonesia

Put Mexico and Indonesia on the same scale. Drag, separate, and see what the Mercator map hides.

Reverse order ⇄

True-size comparison

Same scale. Real difference.

Drag the outlines to overlap them, or place them side by side.

Loading comparison...

Mexico ↗

Loading contour...

Total surface area1,964,375 km²ed. 2024

Population131,946,9002025

Land area1,943,950 km²2023

TypeCountry

Indonesia ↗

Loading contour...

Total surface area1,916,906.77 km²2023

Population285,721,2362025

Land area1,892,555.47 km²2023

TypeCountry