Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Iraq fits inside Indonesia 4.4 times
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2024) · Iraq: 435,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 943 times as long as Iraq’s
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 1,273 m above Iraq’s
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 29% of Indonesia, versus 22% of Iraq
Indonesia: 28.9% (2024) · Iraq: 21.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 6.1 times as many people as Iraq
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Iraq: 47 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 39% more densely populated than Iraq
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Iraq: 108 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Iraq are 7.5 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Iraq: 173.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Iraq are 4.4 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Iraq: 158.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Indonesia is 9.5 years older than in Iraq
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Iraq: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Iraq have 1.1 more children on average than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · Iraq: 3.22 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.5% of people in Indonesia are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Iraq
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Iraq: 3.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Iraq hosts 266 times as many refugees per resident as Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.026 per 1,000 (2025) · Iraq: 6.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Iraq has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0
Indonesia: 0.035 (2026) · Iraq: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Iraq has 3 official languages, Indonesia 1
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Iraq: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 5.7 times the size of Iraq’s
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Iraq: $254 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Indonesia produces 24% more per person than Iraq
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Iraq (Gini 4.6 points higher)
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Iraq: 29.8 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.7% of people in Indonesia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.5% in Iraq
Indonesia: 3.7% (2025) · Iraq: 0.5% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 3.2% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Iraq: 15.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Iraq spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 1.0%
Indonesia: 1% (2025) · Iraq: 2.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Indonesia: no data · Iraq: 1.3% (2019)
How expensive is it?
Iraq’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Indonesia’s
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Iraq: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Iraq spends 2.5 times as much on health per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Iraq: $333 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Iraq live 1.1 years longer than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Iraq: 72.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Iraq is 32% more likely to die before turning one than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Iraq has 2 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Iraq: 1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Indonesia has 29% more hospital beds per person than Iraq
Indonesia: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Iraq: 1.1 per 1,000 (2018)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Iraq is 2.3 times that in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.2 per 100k (2023) · Iraq: 5.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Iraq are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Iraq: 36.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 20% in Iraq
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Iraq: 20.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Indonesia rate their lives 0.41 points higher than in Iraq
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Iraq: 5.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Iraq drink 6 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Iraq has 6% more meat per person than Indonesia
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Indonesia has 530 kcal more food per person per day than Iraq
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 375 more hours a year than in Iraq
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Iraq: 1,583 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Indonesia went to school 1.9 years longer than in Iraq
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Iraq: 6.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Iraq: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Indonesia has 4 more World Heritage sites than Iraq (10 against 6)
Indonesia: 10 (2026) · Iraq: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Indonesia has won 40 Olympic medals, Iraq 1
Indonesia: 40 (2026 edition) · Iraq: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
81% of people in Iraq are online, versus 73% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Iraq: 81% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Indonesia is 32% faster than in Iraq
Indonesia: 82 Mbps (2026) · Iraq: 62 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Iraq and Indonesia are practically level
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Iraq: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Iraq live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Iraq: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Iraq 100
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Iraq: 100 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as Iraq’s
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Iraq: 2,370 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Indonesia fly 4.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Iraq
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Iraq: 0.08 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Indonesia, but only 1.6% of Iraq
Indonesia: 50.7% (2024) · Iraq: 1.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Iraq emits 77% more CO₂ than someone in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Iraq: 5.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
18% of Indonesia’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Iraq: 1.6% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Iraq carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Iraq: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Iraq are 81% deadlier than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 17.4 per 100k (2023) · Iraq: 31.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 1.7 °C warmer than Iraq
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Iraq: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 16 times as much rain as Iraq
Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Iraq: 214 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than Iraq?
Indonesia is larger. Iraq fits inside Indonesia 4.4 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Iraq?
Indonesia has 6.1 times as many people as Iraq (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Iraq?
People in Iraq live 1.1 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 72.4 in Iraq.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Iraq?
Men in Iraq are 7.5 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
