Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Indonesia is 91% bigger than Egypt
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024) · Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 22 times as long as Egypt’s
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 2,255 m above Egypt’s
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 29% of Indonesia, versus 4.2% of Egypt
Egypt: 4.2% (2024) · Indonesia: 28.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 2.4 times as many people as Egypt
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Indonesia: 286 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 27% more densely populated than Egypt
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Egypt are 8.3 cm taller than in Indonesia
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Egypt are 6.5 cm taller than in Indonesia
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Indonesia is 5.8 years older than in Egypt
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 0.6 more children on average than in Indonesia
Egypt: 2.74 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 5.3% in Egypt
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Indonesia: 7.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Egypt hosts 72 times as many refugees per resident as Indonesia
Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Indonesia: 0.026 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0
Egypt: 0.5 (2026) · Indonesia: 0.035 (2026)
How many official languages?
Egypt and Indonesia are practically level
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Indonesia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 4 times the size of Egypt’s
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Egypt produces 14% more per person than Indonesia
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Egypt (Gini 5.9 points higher)
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · 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 1.4% in Egypt
Egypt: 1.4% (2021) · Indonesia: 3.7% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 3.2% in Indonesia
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Indonesia: 3.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Indonesia and Egypt are practically level
Egypt: 0.6% (2025) · Indonesia: 1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Egypt: 12.5% (2015) · Indonesia: no data
How expensive is it?
Indonesia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Egypt’s
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Indonesia: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Egypt spends 7% more on health per person than Indonesia
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Indonesia: $132 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Egypt live 0.52 years longer than in Indonesia
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 37% more likely to die before turning one than in Indonesia
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Egypt has 28% more doctors per person than Indonesia
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Indonesia has 29% more hospital beds per person than Egypt
Egypt: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021) · Indonesia: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Indonesia is 2.8 times that in Egypt
Egypt: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 2.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Indonesia: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 25% in Egypt
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Indonesia: 31% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Indonesia rate their lives 1.75 points higher than in Egypt
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Indonesia: 5.62 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Egypt drink 2% more alcohol than in Indonesia
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Egypt has 38% more meat per person than Indonesia
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Indonesia: 20 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Egypt has 194 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 410 more hours a year than in Indonesia
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Egypt went to school 1.4 years longer than in Indonesia
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Egypt welcomed 2.2 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019)
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Indonesia: 0.05 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Indonesia has 3 more World Heritage sites than Egypt (10 against 7)
Egypt: 7 (2026) · Indonesia: 10 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Egypt has won 41 Olympic medals, Indonesia 40
Egypt: 41 (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 40 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
75% of people in Egypt are online, versus 73% in Indonesia
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Indonesia: 73% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Indonesia is 1% faster than in Egypt
Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026) · Indonesia: 82 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and Indonesia are practically level
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Indonesia: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Indonesia live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Indonesia: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Indonesia: 123 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 6% longer than Egypt’s
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Indonesia fly 2.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Indonesia, but only 0.0% of Egypt
Egypt: 0% (2024) · Indonesia: 50.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Indonesia emits 29% more CO₂ than someone in Egypt
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
18% of Indonesia’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Indonesia: 18.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Indonesia
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.3 times as likely to be murdered in Egypt as in Indonesia
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 40% deadlier than in Egypt
Egypt: 12.4 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 17.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Egypt
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 282 times as much rain as Egypt
Egypt: 12 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 Egypt bigger than Indonesia?
Indonesia is larger. Indonesia is 91% bigger than Egypt.
Which has more people, Egypt or Indonesia?
Indonesia has 2.4 times as many people as Egypt (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Indonesia?
People in Egypt live 0.52 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 71.3 in Indonesia.
Are people taller in Egypt or Indonesia?
Men in Egypt are 8.3 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).