Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guatemala fits inside Indonesia 18 times.
Guatemala: 108,890 km² (2023) · Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 137 times as long as Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 664 m above Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 15 times as many people as Guatemala.
Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025) · Indonesia: 286 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Guatemala is 16% more densely populated than Indonesia.
Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025) · Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Indonesia are 1.9 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Indonesia are 3.5 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Indonesia is 7.2 years older than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023) · Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Guatemala have 0.2 more children on average than in Indonesia.
Guatemala: 2.29 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 5.0% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 5% (2025) · Indonesia: 7.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Guatemala: 1.1 (2025) · Indonesia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Guatemala and Indonesia are practically level.
Guatemala: 1 (2026) · Indonesia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 12 times the size of Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: $123 billion (2025) · Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Indonesia produces 16% more per person than Guatemala.
Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025) · Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Indonesia (Gini 10.8 points higher).
Guatemala: 45.2 (2023) · Indonesia: 34.4 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.2% in Indonesia, versus 2.6% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 2.6% (2025) · Indonesia: 3.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Indonesia and Guatemala are practically level.
Guatemala: 0.4% (2024) · Indonesia: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Guatemala’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Indonesia’s.
Guatemala: 43% (2025) · Indonesia: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Guatemala spends 3 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.
Guatemala: $392 (2023) · Indonesia: $132 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Guatemala live 1.5 years longer than in Indonesia.
Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024) · Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Guatemala is 13% more likely to die before turning one than in Indonesia.
Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Guatemala has 2.4 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.
Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Guatemala are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.
Guatemala: 26.7% (2024) · Indonesia: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 11% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 11.2% (2024) · Indonesia: 31% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Guatemala rate their lives 0.92 points higher than in Indonesia.
Guatemala: 6.53 (2025) · Indonesia: 5.62 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Guatemala drink 30 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023) · Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Guatemala has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Indonesia.
Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023) · Indonesia: 20 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Indonesia has 77 kcal more food per person per day than Guatemala.
Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023) · Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Guatemala put in 192 more hours a year than in Indonesia.
Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023) · Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Indonesia went to school 2.8 years longer than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023) · Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Guatemala welcomed 74% more tourists per resident than Indonesia (2019).
Guatemala: 0.08 (2022) · Indonesia: 0.05 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
73% of people in Indonesia are online, versus 60% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 60% (2024) · Indonesia: 73% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Indonesia have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 90.9% (2024) · Indonesia: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Indonesia live in cities, versus 56% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 56% (2025) · Indonesia: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guatemala 113.
Guatemala: 113 (2024) · Indonesia: 123 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 6.9 times as long as Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 800 km (2018) · Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Indonesia fly 29 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala.
Guatemala: 0.01 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 33% of Guatemala.
Guatemala: 32.6% (2023) · Indonesia: 47.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Indonesia emits 2.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024) · Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Guatemala’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
Guatemala: 68.3% (2024) · Indonesia: 18.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guatemala carries 50% more fine dust than in Indonesia.
Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 77 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Indonesia.
Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Guatemala are 12% deadlier than in Indonesia.
Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021) · Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 1.9 °C warmer than Guatemala.
Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 90% more rain than Guatemala.
Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Guatemala bigger than Indonesia?
Indonesia is larger. Guatemala fits inside Indonesia 18 times.
Which has more people, Guatemala or Indonesia?
Indonesia has 15 times as many people as Guatemala (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Guatemala or Indonesia?
People in Guatemala live 1.5 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 72.7 years in Guatemala and 71.3 in Indonesia.
Are people taller in Guatemala or Indonesia?
Men in Indonesia are 1.9 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
