What is the difference in surface area between Indonesia and Mexico?

40,280 sq. km, with Mexico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Mexico?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Indonesia vs Mexico: Surface area (sq. km)

Indonesia

1.92 million sq. km

in 2024

Mexico

1.96 million sq. km

in 2024

Indonesia rank

14th

Mexico rank

13th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Indonesia
Mexico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 1.96 million sq. km against 1.92 million sq. km in Indonesia, a difference of 40,280 sq. km.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 14th and Mexico ranks 13th of 216 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.91 million sq. km	1.96 million sq. km	53,450 sq. km	Mexico
1970s	1.91 million sq. km	1.96 million sq. km	53,450 sq. km	Mexico
1980s	1.91 million sq. km	1.96 million sq. km	53,450 sq. km	Mexico
1990s	1.91 million sq. km	1.96 million sq. km	53,450 sq. km	Mexico
2000s	1.91 million sq. km	1.96 million sq. km	53,450 sq. km	Mexico
2010s	1.91 million sq. km	1.96 million sq. km	51,140 sq. km	Mexico
2020s	1.92 million sq. km	1.96 million sq. km	42,054 sq. km	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Indonesia or Mexico?: Mexico, at 1.96 million sq. km against 1.92 million sq. km in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Indonesia and Mexico?: 40,280 sq. km, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Mexico?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Mexico rank globally for surface area?: Indonesia ranks 14th and Mexico ranks 13th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.