Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Italy fits inside Indonesia 6.3 times
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2024) · Italy: 302,070 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 7.2 times as long as Italy’s
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 136 m above Italy’s
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 44% of Italy, versus 29% of Indonesia
Indonesia: 28.9% (2024) · Italy: 43.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 4.8 times as many people as Italy
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Italy: 58.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Italy is 32% more densely populated than Indonesia
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Italy: 199 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Italy are 8.2 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Italy: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Italy are 7.4 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Italy: 161.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Italy is 18 years older than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Italy: 47.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.9 more children on average than in Italy
Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Italy: 25.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Italy hosts 127 times as many refugees per resident as Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.026 per 1,000 (2025) · Italy: 3.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0
Indonesia: 0.035 (2026) · Italy: 3.4 (2026)
How many official languages?
Indonesia and Italy are practically level
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Italy: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Italy’s economy is 77% larger than Indonesia’s
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Italy produces 3.6 times as much per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Italy: Int$62,803 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Indonesia and Italy are practically level
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Italy: 34.3 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.7% of people in Indonesia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.9% in Italy
Indonesia: 3.7% (2025) · Italy: 0.9% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.4% in Italy, versus 3.2% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Italy: 6.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Italy spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 1.0%
Indonesia: 1% (2025) · Italy: 1.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Indonesia: no data · Italy: 25.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Indonesia’s
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Italy: 69% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Italy spends 26 times as much on health per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Italy: $3,398 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Italy live 13 years longer than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Italy: 84 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 6.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Italy has 8 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Italy has 2.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Italy: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Italy is 2.6 times that in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.2 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 5.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
18% of adults in Italy are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Italy: 17.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 22% in Italy
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Italy: 22.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Italy rate their lives 0.96 points higher than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Italy: 6.57 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Italy drink 83 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Italy: 8.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Italy has 3.6 times as much meat per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Italy: 71.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Italy has 852 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 257 more hours a year than in Italy
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Italy: 1,701 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Italy went to school 2.1 years longer than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Italy: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Italy welcomed 20 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019)
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Italy: 0.98 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Italy has 52 more World Heritage sites than Indonesia (62 against 10)
Indonesia: 10 (2026) · Italy: 62 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Italy has won 829 Olympic medals, Indonesia 40
Indonesia: 40 (2026 edition) · Italy: 829 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Italy are online, versus 73% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Italy: 89% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Italy is 3.4 times as fast as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 82 Mbps (2026) · Italy: 274 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Italy and Indonesia are practically level
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Italy: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Italy live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Italy: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Italy: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Italy’s railway network is 3.2 times as long as Indonesia’s
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Italy: 17,305 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Italy fly 1% more passengers per resident than those from Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Italy: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Indonesia, but only 32% of Italy
Indonesia: 50.7% (2024) · Italy: 31.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Italy emits 78% more CO₂ than someone in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Italy: 5.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
49% of Italy’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Italy: 48.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 22% more fine dust than in Italy
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 87% more likely to be murdered in Italy than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 2 times as deadly as in Italy
Indonesia: 17.4 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 8.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 11.7 °C warmer than Italy
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 3.3 times as much rain as Italy
Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than Italy?
Indonesia is larger. Italy fits inside Indonesia 6.3 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Italy?
Indonesia has 4.8 times as many people as Italy (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Italy?
People in Italy live 13 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 84.0 in Italy.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Italy?
Men in Italy are 8.2 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
