How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Indonesia’s highest peak towers 334 m above Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Indonesia has 2.1 times as many people as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Indonesia: 286 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Indonesia is 26% more densely populated than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Indonesia is 11 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 1.8 more children on average than in Indonesia.

Ethiopia: 3.91 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 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Indonesia: 7.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ethiopia has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Indonesia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ethiopia and Indonesia are practically level.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Indonesia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Indonesia’s economy is 11 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Indonesia produces 4.9 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Ethiopia (Gini 3.3 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Indonesia: 34.4 (2025)

How many people are looking for work?

Ethiopia and Indonesia are practically level.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Indonesia: 3.2% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Indonesia and Ethiopia are practically level.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Indonesia: 0.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Indonesia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Indonesia: 29% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Indonesia spends 3.8 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Indonesia: $132 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Indonesia.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Indonesia has 3.7 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

12% of adults in Indonesia are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Indonesia: 12% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Indonesia: 31% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Indonesia rate their lives 1.63 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Indonesia: 5.62 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ethiopia drink 22 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Indonesia has 2.9 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Indonesia: 20 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Indonesia has 342 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Indonesia put in 359 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Indonesia went to school 6.3 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Indonesia welcomed 12 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Indonesia: 0.05 (2024)

How many people are online?

73% of people in Indonesia are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Indonesia: 73% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Indonesia have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Indonesia: 99.9% (2024)

How many live in cities?

59% of people in Indonesia live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Indonesia: 59% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Indonesia: 123 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Indonesia’s railway network is 7.3 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Indonesia fly 3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.34 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Indonesia: 47.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Indonesia emits 21 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Indonesia: 18.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 9% more fine dust than in Indonesia.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Ethiopia: no data · Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 57% deadlier than in Indonesia.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Indonesia is on average 1.7 °C warmer than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Indonesia gets 3.6 times as much rain as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg)