Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Indonesia fits inside Canada 8.2 times.
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2023) · Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 3.7 times as long as Indonesia’s.
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 1,075 m above Indonesia’s.
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 6.9 times as many people as Canada.
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Indonesia: 286 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 32 times as densely populated as Canada.
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 12.5 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 10.4 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 11 years older than in Indonesia.
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.9 more children on average than in Canada.
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia.
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Indonesia: 7.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Canada: 5.3 (2025) · Indonesia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Canada has 2 official languages, Indonesia 1.
Canada: 2 (2026) · Indonesia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 60% larger than Indonesia’s.
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 3.8 times as much per person as Indonesia.
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Canada (Gini 2.9 points higher).
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Indonesia: 34.4 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 3.2% in Indonesia.
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Indonesia: 3.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Canada spends 1.3% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.
Canada: 1.3% (2024) · Indonesia: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 2.9× Indonesia’s.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Indonesia: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 48 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Indonesia: $132 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 11 years longer than in Indonesia.
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 3.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 5.4 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Indonesia: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 11% in Canada.
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Indonesia: 31% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 1.12 points higher than in Indonesia.
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Indonesia: 5.62 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 91 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 4.8 times as much meat per person as Indonesia.
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Indonesia: 20 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 690 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia.
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 227 more hours a year than in Canada.
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 5.2 years longer than in Indonesia.
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 10 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019).
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Indonesia: 0.05 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 73% in Indonesia.
Canada: 94% (2024) · Indonesia: 73% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Canada and Indonesia are practically level.
Canada: 100% (2024) · Indonesia: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Indonesia: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94.
Canada: 94 (2024) · Indonesia: 123 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 8.8 times as long as Indonesia’s.
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 6.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Indonesia.
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 39% of Canada.
Canada: 39.5% (2023) · Indonesia: 47.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 4.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Indonesia.
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Indonesia: 18.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Canada.
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.5 times as likely to be murdered in Canada as in Indonesia.
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 2.4 times as deadly as in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 28.6 °C warmer than Canada.
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 5 times as much rain as Canada.
Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Canada bigger than Indonesia?
Canada is larger. Indonesia fits inside Canada 8.2 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Indonesia?
Indonesia has 6.9 times as many people as Canada (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Indonesia?
People in Canada live 11 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 71.3 in Indonesia.
Are people taller in Canada or Indonesia?
Men in Canada are 12.5 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
