Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Indonesia 13 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 94 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 3,824 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 63% more people than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Indonesia: 286 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 9 times as densely populated as Indonesia.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Indonesia are 1.2 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Indonesia are 2.0 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Indonesia is 4.5 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.0 more children on average than in Indonesia.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.5% of people in Indonesia are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Indonesia: 7.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bangladesh has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Indonesia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bangladesh and Indonesia are practically level.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Indonesia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 3.2 times the size of Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Indonesia produces 74% more per person than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Bangladesh (Gini 3.5 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Indonesia: 34.4 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.8% in Bangladesh, versus 3.2% in Indonesia.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Indonesia: 3.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Bangladesh and Indonesia are practically level.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Indonesia: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Indonesia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Indonesia: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Indonesia spends 2.5 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Indonesia: $132 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Bangladesh live 3.6 years longer than in Indonesia.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 61% more likely to die before turning one than in Indonesia.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Bangladesh has 38% more doctors per person than Indonesia.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Indonesia are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Indonesia: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 31% in Indonesia.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Indonesia: 31% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Indonesia rate their lives 1.30 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Indonesia: 5.62 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Indonesia drink 35 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Indonesia has 4.4 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Indonesia: 20 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Indonesia has 313 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 425 more hours a year than in Indonesia.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Indonesia went to school 1.9 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Indonesia welcomed 24 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Indonesia: 0.05 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
73% of people in Indonesia are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Indonesia: 73% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Indonesia and Bangladesh are practically level.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Indonesia: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Indonesia live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Indonesia: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Indonesia: 123 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 91% longer than Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Indonesia fly 9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Indonesia: 47.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Indonesia emits 4.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
18% of Indonesia’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Indonesia: 18.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 3.5 times as much fine dust as in Indonesia.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7.7 times as likely to be murdered in Bangladesh as in Indonesia.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 65% deadlier than in Indonesia.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 0.2 °C warmer than Indonesia.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 64% more rain than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Indonesia?
Indonesia is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Indonesia 13 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Indonesia?
Indonesia has 63% more people than Bangladesh (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Indonesia?
People in Bangladesh live 3.6 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 71.3 in Indonesia.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Indonesia?
Men in Indonesia are 1.2 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
