Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Indonesia fits inside China 5 times
China: 9,562,910 km² (2024) · Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 3.8 times as long as China’s
China: 14,500 km (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
China’s highest peak towers 3,965 m above Indonesia’s
China: 8,849 m (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 42% of China, versus 29% of Indonesia
China: 41.7% (2024) · Indonesia: 28.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
China has 4.9 times as many people as Indonesia
China: 1.41 billion (2025) · Indonesia: 286 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia and China are nearly identical here
China: 150 per km² (2025) · Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in China are 9.4 cm taller than in Indonesia
China: 175.7 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in China are 9.1 cm taller than in Indonesia
China: 163.5 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in China is 9.2 years older than in Indonesia
China: 39.1 years (2023) · Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 1.1 more children on average than in China
China: 1.01 children per woman (2024) · Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in China are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia
China: 14.9% (2025) · Indonesia: 7.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Indonesia hosts 158 times as many refugees per resident as China
China: 0.00016 per 1,000 (2025) · Indonesia: 0.026 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
China has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0
China: 0.1 (2026) · Indonesia: 0.035 (2026)
How many official languages?
China and Indonesia are practically level
China: 1 (2026) · Indonesia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
China’s economy is 13 times the size of Indonesia’s
China: $19.5 trillion (2025) · Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
China produces 66% more per person than Indonesia
China: Int$29,333 (2025) · Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in China than in Indonesia (Gini 1.6 points higher)
China: 36 (2022) · 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% in China
China: 0% (2022) · Indonesia: 3.7% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in China, versus 3.2% in Indonesia
China: 4.6% (2025) · Indonesia: 3.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
China spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 1.0%
China: 1.7% (2025) · Indonesia: 1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
China: 7% (2024) · Indonesia: no data
How expensive is it?
China’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Indonesia’s
China: 47% (2025) · Indonesia: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
China spends 5.8 times as much on health per person as Indonesia
China: $763 (2023) · Indonesia: $132 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in China live 6.7 years longer than in Indonesia
China: 78 years (2024) · Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 3.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in China
China: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
China has 5.9 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia
China: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
China has 4.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Indonesia
China: 5.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Indonesia: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in China is 3.6 times that in Indonesia
China: 8 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 2.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Indonesia are obese, versus 9.1% in China
China: 9.1% (2024) · Indonesia: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 23% in China
China: 22.8% (2024) · Indonesia: 31% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in China rate their lives 0.46 points higher than in Indonesia
China: 6.07 (2025) · Indonesia: 5.62 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in China drink 36 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia
China: 3.7 litres (2023) · Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
China has 3.7 times as much meat per person as Indonesia
China: 73.5 kg (2023) · Indonesia: 20 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
China has 627 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia
China: 3,527 kcal (2023) · Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in China put in 369 more hours a year than in Indonesia
China: 2,328 hours (2023) · Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Indonesia went to school 0.66 years longer than in China
China: 8 years (2023) · Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Indonesia welcomed 3% more tourists per resident than China (2019)
China: 0.05 (2019) · Indonesia: 0.05 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
China has 51 more World Heritage sites than Indonesia (61 against 10)
China: 61 (2026) · Indonesia: 10 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
China has won 819 Olympic medals, Indonesia 40
China: 819 (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 40 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in China are online, versus 73% in Indonesia
China: 92% (2025) · Indonesia: 73% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in China is 4.5 times as fast as in Indonesia
China: 364 Mbps (2026) · Indonesia: 82 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
China and Indonesia are practically level
China: 100% (2024) · Indonesia: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
66% of people in China live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia
China: 66% (2025) · Indonesia: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
China has 132 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123
China: 132 (2024) · Indonesia: 123 (2024)
How much railway is there?
China’s railway network is 20 times as long as Indonesia’s
China: 109,767 km (2021) · Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from China fly 30% more passengers per resident than those from Indonesia
China: 0.44 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Indonesia, but only 24% of China
China: 24% (2024) · Indonesia: 50.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in China emits 3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Indonesia
China: 8.7 t (2024) · Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
37% of China’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia
China: 37% (2025) · Indonesia: 18.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in China carries 69% more fine dust than in Indonesia
China: 31.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 65% more likely to be murdered in China than in Indonesia
China: 0.5 per 100k (2020) · Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in China are 42% deadlier than in Indonesia
China: 24.7 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 17.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 17.8 °C warmer than China
China: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 4.2 times as much rain as China
China: 813 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 China bigger than Indonesia?
China is larger. Indonesia fits inside China 5 times.
Which has more people, China or Indonesia?
China has 4.9 times as many people as Indonesia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, China or Indonesia?
People in China live 6.7 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 78.0 years in China and 71.3 in Indonesia.
Are people taller in China or Indonesia?
Men in China are 9.4 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
