---
title: "Indonesia vs Sweden — area, population, currency"
description: "Indonesia is 1,904,569 km² with 285,721,236 people; Sweden is 450,295 km² with 10,596,620. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/indonesia-vs-sweden/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Indonesia vs Sweden

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

1,904,569 km² vs 450,295 km² · 285,721,236 vs 10,596,620

Indonesia is 4.2 times larger than Sweden — 1,904,569 against 450,295 km². Indonesia is 27 times more populous than Sweden — 285,721,236 against 10,596,620 people.

## Side by side

|  | Indonesia | Sweden |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Jakarta | Stockholm |
| Area | 1,904,569 km² | 450,295 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 (2025) | 10,596,620 (2025) |
| Density | 150.0 /km² | 23.5 /km² |
| Currency | Indonesian rupiah (IDR) | Swedish krona (SEK) |
| Official languages | Indonesian | Swedish |
| Time zones | UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +62 | +46 |
| Drives on the | left | right |
| Continent | Asia | Europe |
| ISO codes | ID / IDN | SE / SWE |

## Population density

Indonesia is 6.4 times more densely populated than Sweden — 150 against 24 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 — Indonesia on the left, Sweden on the right.
- Different currencies: the Indonesian rupiah and the Swedish krona.
- Indonesia spans 3 time zones, so "local time" there is not a single answer.
- Different continents — Asia and Europe.

## 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.

## Sweden

Sweden has roughly 267,000 islands, more than any other country, though only a small fraction are inhabited. Around seventy percent of it is forest, and a seventh lies above the Arctic Circle. Its right of public access lets anyone walk and camp on most uncultivated land.

> 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 Indonesia bigger than Sweden?

Indonesia is larger — 1,904,569 km² against 450,295 km².

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

Indonesia, with 285,721,236 against 10,596,620.

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

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

## Related pages

- [Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country/indonesia/)
- [Sweden](https://atoneplace.net/country/sweden/)
- [India vs Sweden](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/india-vs-sweden/)
- [India vs Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/india-vs-indonesia/)
- [China vs Sweden](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-sweden/)
- [China vs Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-indonesia/)
- [Japan vs Sweden](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/japan-vs-sweden/)
- [Canada vs Sweden](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-sweden/)
- [Canada vs Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-indonesia/)
- [Australia vs Sweden](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-sweden/)
- [Australia vs Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-indonesia/)
- [New Zealand vs Sweden](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/new-zealand-vs-sweden/)
- [France vs Sweden](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/france-vs-sweden/)
- [France vs Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/france-vs-indonesia/)

## 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]