Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Indonesia fits inside Australia 4 times.
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2023) · Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 2.1 times as long as Australia’s.
Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 2,656 m above Australia’s.
Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 10 times as many people as Australia.
Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Indonesia: 286 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 42 times as densely populated as Australia.
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Australia are 12.5 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Australia are 10.3 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Australia is 7.9 years older than in Indonesia.
Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.6 more children on average than in Australia.
Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia.
Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Indonesia: 7.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Indonesia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Australia and Indonesia are practically level.
Australia: 1 (2026) · Indonesia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Australia’s economy is 24% larger than Indonesia’s.
Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Australia produces 4.1 times as much per person as Indonesia.
Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Australia (Gini 0.6 points higher).
Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Indonesia: 34.4 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.1% in Australia, versus 3.2% in Indonesia.
Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Indonesia: 3.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Australia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.
Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Indonesia: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 3.2× Indonesia’s.
Australia: 91% (2025) · Indonesia: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia spends 53 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.
Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Indonesia: $132 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Australia live 12 years longer than in Indonesia.
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 4.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.
Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Australia has 7.8 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.
Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.
Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Indonesia: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 12% in Australia.
Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Indonesia: 31% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Australia rate their lives 1.30 points higher than in Indonesia.
Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Indonesia: 5.62 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Australia drink 104 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia has 5.9 times as much meat per person as Indonesia.
Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Indonesia: 20 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Australia has 662 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia.
Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 347 more hours a year than in Australia.
Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Australia went to school 4.2 years longer than in Indonesia.
Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Australia: no data · Indonesia: 0.05 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 73% in Indonesia.
Australia: 96% (2024) · Indonesia: 73% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Australia and Indonesia are practically level.
Australia: 100% (2024) · Indonesia: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.
Australia: 88% (2025) · Indonesia: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.
Australia: 113 (2024) · Indonesia: 123 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Australia’s railway network is 5.9 times as long as Indonesia’s.
Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Australia fly 7.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Indonesia.
Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 17% of Australia.
Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Indonesia: 47.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Australia emits 5.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Indonesia.
Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Indonesia: 18.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 3.4 times as much fine dust as in Australia.
Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.8 times as likely to be murdered in Australia as in Indonesia.
Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 2.5 times as deadly as in Australia.
Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 3.1 °C warmer than Australia.
Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 7.7 times as much rain as Australia.
Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Australia bigger than Indonesia?
Australia is larger. Indonesia fits inside Australia 4 times.
Which has more people, Australia or Indonesia?
Indonesia has 10 times as many people as Australia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or Indonesia?
People in Australia live 12 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 71.3 in Indonesia.
Are people taller in Australia or Indonesia?
Men in Australia are 12.5 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
