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title: "Germany vs Indonesia — area, population, currency"
description: "Germany is 357,022 km² with 83,491,249 people; Indonesia is 1,904,569 km² with 285,721,236. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/germany-vs-indonesia/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Germany vs Indonesia

**Germany vs Indonesia: Indonesia is larger; Indonesia has more people**

357,022 km² vs 1,904,569 km² · 83,491,249 vs 285,721,236

Indonesia is 5.3 times larger than Germany — 1,904,569 against 357,022 km². Indonesia is 3.4 times more populous than Germany — 285,721,236 against 83,491,249 people.

## Side by side

|  | Germany | Indonesia |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Berlin | Jakarta |
| Area | 357,022 km² | 1,904,569 km² |
| Population | 83,491,249 (2025) | 285,721,236 (2025) |
| Density | 233.9 /km² | 150.0 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Indonesian rupiah (IDR) |
| Official languages | German | Indonesian |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:00 |
| Calling code | +49 | +62 |
| Drives on the | right | left |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
| ISO codes | DE / DEU | ID / IDN |

## Population density

Germany is 1.6 times more densely populated than Indonesia — 234 against 150 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin.

## Practical differences

- They drive on opposite sides — Germany on the right, Indonesia on the left.
- Different currencies: the Euro and the Indonesian rupiah.
- Indonesia spans 3 time zones, so "local time" there is not a single answer.
- Different continents — Europe and Asia.

## Germany

Germany borders nine countries, more than any other in Europe. The Rhine carries more freight than any other river in Europe. The country has around 25,000 castles and palaces, and the Black Forest and Bavarian Alps mean about a third of it is wooded.

## Indonesia

The largest archipelago in the world: official surveys count more than 17,000 islands, of which around 6,000 are inhabited, spread over 5,100 km of ocean. Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire and has about 130 active volcanoes, more than any other country. It also holds more of the world's remaining tropical peatland than anywhere except the Congo basin.

> Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year.

## Common questions

### Is Germany bigger than Indonesia?

Indonesia is larger — 1,904,569 km² against 357,022 km².

### Which has more people, Germany or Indonesia?

Indonesia, with 285,721,236 against 83,491,249.

### What is the time difference between Germany and Indonesia?

Germany is UTC+01:00 and Indonesia is UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

- [Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country/germany/)
- [Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country/indonesia/)
- [India vs Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/india-vs-indonesia/)
- [China vs Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-germany/)
- [China vs Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-indonesia/)
- [Canada vs Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-germany/)
- [Canada vs Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-indonesia/)
- [Australia vs Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-germany/)
- [Australia vs Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-indonesia/)
- [France vs Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/france-vs-germany/)
- [France vs Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/france-vs-indonesia/)
- [Germany vs United States](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/germany-vs-united-states/)
- [Germany vs India](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/germany-vs-india/)
- [Germany vs United Kingdom](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/germany-vs-united-kingdom/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]