Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Argentina is 45% bigger than Indonesia
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 11 times as long as Argentina’s
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 2,078 m above Indonesia’s
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 30% of Argentina, versus 29% of Indonesia
Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · Indonesia: 28.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 6.2 times as many people as Argentina
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Indonesia: 286 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 9 times as densely populated as Argentina
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Argentina are 8.5 cm taller than in Indonesia
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Argentina are 6.9 cm taller than in Indonesia
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Argentina is 2.3 years older than in Indonesia
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.6 more children on average than in Argentina
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Indonesia: 7.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Argentina hosts 4.2 times as many refugees per resident as Indonesia
Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Indonesia: 0.026 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0
Argentina: 0.9 (2026) · Indonesia: 0.035 (2026)
How many official languages?
Argentina has 2 official languages, Indonesia 1
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Indonesia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Argentina’s
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Argentina produces 85% more per person than Indonesia
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Indonesia (Gini 8 points higher)
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Indonesia: 34.4 (2025)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.7% of people in Indonesia live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.0% in Argentina
Argentina: 1% (2024) · Indonesia: 3.7% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 3.2% in Indonesia
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Indonesia: 3.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Indonesia and Argentina are practically level
Argentina: 0.6% (2025) · Indonesia: 1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · Indonesia: no data
How expensive is it?
Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Indonesia’s
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Indonesia: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Argentina spends 11 times as much on health per person as Indonesia
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Indonesia: $132 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Argentina live 6.3 years longer than in Indonesia
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 90% more likely to die before turning one than in Argentina
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 9.7 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Argentina has 2.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Indonesia
Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Indonesia: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Argentina is 5.1 times that in Indonesia
Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 2.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Indonesia: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 24% in Argentina
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Indonesia: 31% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Argentina rate their lives 0.81 points higher than in Indonesia
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Indonesia: 5.62 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Argentina drink 70 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 5.8 times as much meat per person as Indonesia
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Indonesia: 20 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Argentina has 460 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 346 more hours a year than in Argentina
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Argentina went to school 2.5 years longer than in Indonesia
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Argentina welcomed 3 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019)
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Indonesia: 0.05 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Argentina has 2 more World Heritage sites than Indonesia (12 against 10)
Argentina: 12 (2026) · Indonesia: 10 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Argentina has won 80 Olympic medals, Indonesia 40
Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 40 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 73% in Indonesia
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Indonesia: 73% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Argentina is 2.4 times as fast as in Indonesia
Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · Indonesia: 82 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Indonesia have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Indonesia: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Indonesia: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Indonesia: 123 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 3.3 times as long as Indonesia’s
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Argentina fly 35% more passengers per resident than those from Indonesia
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Indonesia, but only 17% of Argentina
Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · Indonesia: 50.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 31% more CO₂ than someone in Indonesia
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
35% of Argentina’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Indonesia: 18.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 28% more fine dust than in Argentina
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 15 times as likely to be murdered in Argentina as in Indonesia
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 7% deadlier than in Argentina
Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 17.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 10.5 °C warmer than Argentina
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 5.1 times as much rain as Argentina
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Indonesia?
Argentina is larger. Argentina is 45% bigger than Indonesia.
Which has more people, Argentina or Indonesia?
Indonesia has 6.2 times as many people as Argentina (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Indonesia?
People in Argentina live 6.3 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 71.3 in Indonesia.
Are people taller in Argentina or Indonesia?
Men in Argentina are 8.5 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).