Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Argentina is 45% bigger than Indonesia.
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2023) · Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Indonesia: 0 (2025)
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 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% (2024) · Indonesia: 0.8% (2024)
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 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)
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)
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 48% of Indonesia, but only 10% of Argentina.
Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Indonesia: 47.7% (2023)
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 28% deadlier than in Argentina.
Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).
