Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Indonesia 15 times.
Greece: 131,960 km² (2023) · Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 4 times as long as Greece’s.
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 1,967 m above Greece’s.
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 27 times as many people as Greece.
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Indonesia: 286 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 87% more densely populated than Greece.
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 13.0 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 11.4 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 16 years older than in Indonesia.
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.9 more children on average than in Greece.
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia.
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Indonesia: 7.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Greece: 1 (2025) · Indonesia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Greece and Indonesia are practically level.
Greece: 1 (2026) · Indonesia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 5.2 times the size of Greece’s.
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 2.6 times as much per person as Indonesia.
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Greece (Gini 1 points higher).
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Indonesia: 34.4 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 3.2% in Indonesia.
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Indonesia: 3.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.
Greece: 3.1% (2024) · Indonesia: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Indonesia’s.
Greece: 60% (2025) · Indonesia: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 15 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Indonesia: $132 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 11 years longer than in Indonesia.
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 4.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece.
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 13 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Indonesia: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 30% in Greece.
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Indonesia: 31% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Greece rate their lives 0.08 points higher than in Indonesia.
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Indonesia: 5.62 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 85 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 4.1 times as much meat per person as Indonesia.
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Indonesia: 20 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 481 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia.
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 65 more hours a year than in Greece.
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 2.9 years longer than in Indonesia.
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 56 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019).
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Indonesia: 0.05 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 73% in Indonesia.
Greece: 86% (2024) · Indonesia: 73% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Greece and Indonesia are practically level.
Greece: 100% (2024) · Indonesia: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.
Greece: 79% (2025) · Indonesia: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114.
Greece: 114 (2024) · Indonesia: 123 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as Greece’s.
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 5.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Indonesia.
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 30% of Greece.
Greece: 30.3% (2023) · Indonesia: 47.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 85% more CO₂ than someone in Indonesia.
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Indonesia: 18.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 23% more fine dust than in Greece.
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.8 times as likely to be murdered in Greece as in Indonesia.
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 55% deadlier than in Greece.
Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021) · Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 9.9 °C warmer than Greece.
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 4.3 times as much rain as Greece.
Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Greece bigger than Indonesia?
Indonesia is larger. Greece fits inside Indonesia 15 times.
Which has more people, Greece or Indonesia?
Indonesia has 27 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Indonesia?
People in Greece live 11 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 71.3 in Indonesia.
Are people taller in Greece or Indonesia?
Men in Greece are 13.0 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
