Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland fits inside Indonesia 5.7 times.
Finland: 338,480 km² (2023) · Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 44 times as long as Finland’s.
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 3,556 m above Finland’s.
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 51 times as many people as Finland.
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Indonesia: 286 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 8.1 times as densely populated as Finland.
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 14.3 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 12.1 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 13 years older than in Indonesia.
Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.9 more children on average than in Finland.
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia.
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Indonesia: 7.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Indonesia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Indonesia 1.
Finland: 2 (2026) · Indonesia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 4.6 times the size of Finland’s.
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 3.7 times as much per person as Indonesia.
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Finland (Gini 7 points higher).
Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Indonesia: 34.4 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 3.2% in Indonesia.
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Indonesia: 3.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.
Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Indonesia: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 3× Indonesia’s.
Finland: 85% (2025) · Indonesia: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 42 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Indonesia: $132 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 11 years longer than in Indonesia.
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 6.9 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Indonesia: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 21% in Finland.
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Indonesia: 31% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 2.15 points higher than in Indonesia.
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Indonesia: 5.62 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 93 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Finland has 3.5 times as much meat per person as Indonesia.
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Indonesia: 20 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Finland has 445 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia.
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 462 more hours a year than in Finland.
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 4.3 years longer than in Indonesia.
Finland: 13 years (2023) · Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 17 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019).
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Indonesia: 0.05 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 73% in Indonesia.
Finland: 94% (2024) · Indonesia: 73% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Finland and Indonesia are practically level.
Finland: 100% (2024) · Indonesia: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.
Finland: 75% (2025) · Indonesia: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123.
Finland: 126 (2024) · Indonesia: 123 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Finland’s railway network is 8% longer than Indonesia’s.
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 5.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Indonesia.
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 48% of Indonesia.
Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Indonesia: 47.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 85% more CO₂ than someone in Indonesia.
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Indonesia: 18.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 3.4 times as much fine dust as in Finland.
Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.2 times as likely to be murdered in Finland as in Indonesia.
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 2.7 times as deadly as in Finland.
Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 22.0 °C warmer than Finland.
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 4.5 times as much rain as Finland.
Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Finland bigger than Indonesia?
Indonesia is larger. Finland fits inside Indonesia 5.7 times.
Which has more people, Finland or Indonesia?
Indonesia has 51 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or Indonesia?
People in Finland live 11 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 71.3 in Indonesia.
Are people taller in Finland or Indonesia?
Men in Finland are 14.3 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
