Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Indonesia is 91% bigger than Egypt.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Indonesia: 0 (2025)
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 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: 0.7% (2024) · Indonesia: 0.8% (2024)
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 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)
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)
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 48% of Indonesia, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Indonesia: 47.7% (2023)
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 20% deadlier than in Egypt.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).
