Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Indonesia is 68% bigger than Colombia.
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 17 times as long as Colombia’s.
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 846 m above Indonesia’s.
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 5.3 times as many people as Colombia.
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Indonesia: 286 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 3.1 times as densely populated as Colombia.
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Colombia are 5.6 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Colombia are 3.6 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Colombia is 1.8 years older than in Indonesia.
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.5 more children on average than in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia.
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Indonesia: 7.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Indonesia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Colombia and Indonesia are practically level.
Colombia: 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 Colombia’s.
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Colombia produces 28% more per person than Indonesia.
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Indonesia (Gini 20 points higher).
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Indonesia: 34.4 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 3.2% in Indonesia.
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Indonesia: 3.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.
Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Indonesia: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Colombia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Indonesia’s.
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Indonesia: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Colombia spends 4.9 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Indonesia: $132 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Colombia live 6.6 years longer than in Indonesia.
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 45% more likely to die before turning one than in Colombia.
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Colombia has 4.8 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Indonesia: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Indonesia: 31% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Colombia rate their lives 0.42 points higher than in Indonesia.
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Indonesia: 5.62 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Colombia drink 48 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Colombia has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Indonesia.
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Indonesia: 20 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Colombia has 226 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia.
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 512 more hours a year than in Indonesia.
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Colombia went to school 0.33 years longer than in Indonesia.
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Colombia welcomed 82% more tourists per resident than Indonesia (2019).
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Indonesia: 0.05 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 73% in Indonesia.
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Indonesia: 73% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Indonesia have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Indonesia: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Indonesia: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123.
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Indonesia: 123 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 2.6 times as long as Colombia’s.
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 2.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Indonesia.
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 48% of Indonesia.
Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Indonesia: 47.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Indonesia emits 64% more CO₂ than someone in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Indonesia: 18.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 23% more fine dust than in Colombia.
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 82 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Indonesia.
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 43% deadlier than in Indonesia.
Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 1.2 °C warmer than Colombia.
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 9% more rain than Colombia.
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Indonesia?
Indonesia is larger. Indonesia is 68% bigger than Colombia.
Which has more people, Colombia or Indonesia?
Indonesia has 5.3 times as many people as Colombia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Indonesia?
People in Colombia live 6.6 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 71.3 in Indonesia.
Are people taller in Colombia or Indonesia?
Men in Colombia are 5.6 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
