Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
India is 71% bigger than Indonesia.
India: 3,287,260 km² (2023) · Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 7.8 times as long as India’s.
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 3,702 m above Indonesia’s.
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 5.1 times as many people as Indonesia.
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Indonesia: 286 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 3.3 times as densely populated as Indonesia.
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
India and Indonesia are practically level.
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in India are 0.8 cm taller than in Indonesia.
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Indonesia is 1.8 years older than in India.
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.2 more children on average than in India.
India: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Indonesia and India are practically level.
India: 7.4% (2025) · Indonesia: 7.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
India has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
India: 0.1 (2025) · Indonesia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Indonesia 1.
India: 3 (2026) · Indonesia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 2.7 times the size of Indonesia’s.
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Indonesia produces 50% more per person than India.
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in India (Gini 8.9 points higher).
India: 25.5 (2022) · Indonesia: 34.4 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.2% in India, versus 3.2% in Indonesia.
India: 4.2% (2025) · Indonesia: 3.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.
India: 2.3% (2024) · Indonesia: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Indonesia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× India’s.
India: 23% (2025) · Indonesia: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Indonesia spends 56% more on health per person than India.
India: $85 (2023) · Indonesia: $132 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in India live 0.95 years longer than in Indonesia.
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 53% more likely to die before turning one than in Indonesia.
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
India has 38% more doctors per person than Indonesia.
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Indonesia are obese, versus 8.0% in India.
India: 8% (2024) · Indonesia: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 23% in India.
India: 22.6% (2024) · Indonesia: 31% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Indonesia rate their lives 1.08 points higher than in India.
India: 4.54 (2025) · Indonesia: 5.62 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 52 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Indonesia has 2.5 times as much meat per person as India.
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Indonesia: 20 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Indonesia has 232 kcal more food per person per day than India.
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 424 more hours a year than in Indonesia.
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Indonesia went to school 1.8 years longer than in India.
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Indonesia welcomed 7.1 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019).
India: 0.01 (2024) · Indonesia: 0.05 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
73% of people in Indonesia are online, versus 70% in India.
India: 70% (2025) · Indonesia: 73% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
India and Indonesia are practically level.
India: 99.9% (2024) · Indonesia: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Indonesia live in cities, versus 36% in India.
India: 36% (2025) · Indonesia: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79.
India: 79 (2024) · Indonesia: 123 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 12 times as long as Indonesia’s.
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Indonesia fly 2.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from India.
India: 0.12 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 25% of India.
India: 24.5% (2023) · Indonesia: 47.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Indonesia emits 30% more CO₂ than someone in India.
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of India’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
India: 24.1% (2025) · Indonesia: 18.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Indonesia.
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 9.3 times as likely to be murdered in India as in Indonesia.
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 29% deadlier than in Indonesia.
India: 14.6 per 100k (2021) · Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 1.1 °C warmer than India.
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 2.7 times as much rain as India.
India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is India bigger than Indonesia?
India is larger. India is 71% bigger than Indonesia.
Which has more people, India or Indonesia?
India has 5.1 times as many people as Indonesia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Indonesia?
People in India live 0.95 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 71.3 in Indonesia.
Are people taller in India or Indonesia?
India and Indonesia are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
