Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ireland fits inside Indonesia 27 times.
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023) · Ireland: 70,280 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 38 times as long as Ireland’s.
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 3,843 m above Ireland’s.
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 52 times as many people as Ireland.
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Ireland: 5.48 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 90% more densely populated than Ireland.
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Ireland: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ireland are 12.8 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Ireland: 179 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ireland are 10.1 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Ireland: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ireland is 8.6 years older than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Ireland: 38.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.6 more children on average than in Ireland.
Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Ireland: 16.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Indonesia: 0 (2025) · Ireland: 9.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ireland has 2 official languages, Indonesia 1.
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Ireland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 2 times the size of Ireland’s.
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Ireland: $722 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ireland produces 8.8 times as much per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Ireland (Gini 5.4 points higher).
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Ireland: 29 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Ireland, versus 3.2% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Ireland: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Indonesia spends 0.8% of its GDP on the military, Ireland 0.2%.
Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · Ireland: 0.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 3× Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Ireland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ireland spends 56 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Ireland: $7,395 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Ireland live 12 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Ireland: 83 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 4.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ireland.
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ireland has 7.4 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Ireland are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Ireland: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 18% in Ireland.
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Ireland: 18.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ireland rate their lives 1.31 points higher than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Ireland: 6.93 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ireland drink 102 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ireland has 4.9 times as much meat per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ireland has 1,021 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 304 more hours a year than in Ireland.
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ireland went to school 3 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Ireland: 11.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ireland welcomed 46 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019).
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Ireland: 2.2 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 73% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Ireland: 97% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Ireland and Indonesia are practically level.
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Ireland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
65% of people in Ireland live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Ireland: 65% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ireland 113.
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Ireland: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 3.3 times as long as Ireland’s.
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Ireland: 1,650 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ireland fly 103 times as many passengers per resident as those from Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Ireland: 35.11 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 12% of Ireland.
Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · Ireland: 11.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ireland emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Ireland: 6.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Ireland’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Ireland: 48.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Ireland.
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.2 times as likely to be murdered in Ireland as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 4 times as deadly as in Ireland.
Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · Ireland: 2.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 15.3 °C warmer than Ireland.
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 3 times as much rain as Ireland.
Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than Ireland?
Indonesia is larger. Ireland fits inside Indonesia 27 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Ireland?
Indonesia has 52 times as many people as Ireland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Ireland?
People in Ireland live 12 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 83.0 in Ireland.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Ireland?
Men in Ireland are 12.8 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
