Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Indonesia fits inside Australia 4 times
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2024) · Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Australia, versus 29% of Indonesia
Australia: 47.3% (2024) · Indonesia: 28.9% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Australia hosts 47 times as many refugees per resident as Indonesia
Australia: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Indonesia: 0.026 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Indonesia: 0.035 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
3.7% of people in Indonesia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.9% in Australia
Australia: 0.9% (2020) · Indonesia: 3.7% (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 1.0%
Australia: 1.9% (2025) · Indonesia: 1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Australia: 23.6% (2022) · Indonesia: no data
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 many hospital beds are there?
Australia has 2.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Indonesia
Australia: 3.8 per 1,000 (2016) · Indonesia: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Australia is 5.7 times that in Indonesia
Australia: 12.6 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 2.2 per 100k (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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Australia has 11 more World Heritage sites than Indonesia (21 against 10)
Australia: 21 (2026) · Indonesia: 10 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Australia has won 619 Olympic medals, Indonesia 40
Australia: 619 (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 40 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Australia is 3.2 times as fast as in Indonesia
Australia: 261 Mbps (2026) · Indonesia: 82 Mbps (2026)
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 51% of Indonesia, but only 17% of Australia
Australia: 17.4% (2024) · Indonesia: 50.7% (2024)
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 2.3 times as deadly as in Australia
Australia: 7.5 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 17.4 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
