Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Indonesia 87 times.
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023) · Israel: 22,070 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 200 times as long as Israel’s.
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Israel: 273 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 2,648 m above Israel’s.
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 28 times as many people as Israel.
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Israel: 10.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 3.1 times as densely populated as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Israel: 468 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Israel are 9.7 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Israel: 176 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Israel are 7.9 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Israel: 162.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Indonesia is 0.68 years older than in Israel.
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Israel: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 0.8 more children on average than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Israel: 12.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Indonesia: 0 (2025) · Israel: 5.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, Indonesia 1.
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Israel: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 2.4 times the size of Israel’s.
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Israel: $611 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 3.4 times as much per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Israel: Int$59,717 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Indonesia (Gini 3.9 points higher).
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Israel: 38.3 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Israel and Indonesia are practically level.
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Israel: 3.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.
Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · Israel: 8.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 3.5× Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Israel: 101% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 30 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Israel: $3,928 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 12 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Israel: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 5.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 7.2 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Israel are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Israel: 23.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 21% in Israel.
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Israel: 21.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 1.57 points higher than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Israel: 7.19 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Israel drink 41 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Israel: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 5.5 times as much meat per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Israel: 108.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 854 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 68 more hours a year than in Israel.
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Israel: 1,890 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 4.8 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Israel: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Israel welcomed 2 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019).
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Israel: 0.1 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 73% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Israel: 88% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Israel and Indonesia are practically level.
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Israel: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Israel: 92% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123.
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Israel: 177 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 3.2 times as long as Israel’s.
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Israel: 1,720 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 2.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Israel: 0.73 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 6.5% of Israel.
Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · Israel: 6.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Israel: 5.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
18% of Indonesia’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Israel: 16.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Israel carries 10% more fine dust than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.4 times as likely to be murdered in Israel as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 2.7 times as deadly as in Israel.
Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 4.5 °C warmer than Israel.
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 17 times as much rain as Israel.
Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than Israel?
Indonesia is larger. Israel fits inside Indonesia 87 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Israel?
Indonesia has 28 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Israel?
People in Israel live 12 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 83.2 in Israel.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Israel?
Men in Israel are 9.7 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
