Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Netherlands fits inside Indonesia 46 times.
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023) · Netherlands: 41,540 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 121 times as long as the Netherlands’.
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Netherlands: 451 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 4,022 m above the Netherlands’.
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Netherlands: 862 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 16 times as many people as the Netherlands.
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Netherlands: 18.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Netherlands is 3.6 times as densely populated as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Netherlands: 537 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the Netherlands are 17.5 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Netherlands: 183.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the Netherlands are 16.0 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Netherlands: 170.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Netherlands is 12 years older than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Netherlands: 41.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.7 more children on average than in the Netherlands.
Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · Netherlands: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in the Netherlands are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Netherlands: 20.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Netherlands has produced 11.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Indonesia: 0 (2025) · Netherlands: 11.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Indonesia and the Netherlands are practically level.
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Netherlands: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 8% larger than the Netherlands’.
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Netherlands: $1.33 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Netherlands produces 4.9 times as much per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Netherlands: Int$87,320 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in the Netherlands (Gini 8.7 points higher).
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Netherlands: 25.7 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.9% in the Netherlands, versus 3.2% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Netherlands: 3.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The Netherlands spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.
Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · Netherlands: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Netherlands’ price level (US = 100) is 2.9× Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Netherlands: 84% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Netherlands spends 52 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Netherlands: $6,845 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the Netherlands live 11 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Netherlands: 82 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 the Netherlands.
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Netherlands has 7.4 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Netherlands: 3.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
17% of adults in the Netherlands are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Netherlands: 16.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 21% in the Netherlands.
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Netherlands: 20.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Netherlands rate their lives 1.61 points higher than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Netherlands: 7.22 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Netherlands drink 85 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Netherlands: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Netherlands has 3.6 times as much meat per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Netherlands: 71.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Netherlands has 567 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Netherlands: 3,467 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 520 more hours a year than in the Netherlands.
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Netherlands: 1,439 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Netherlands went to school 4 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Netherlands: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Netherlands welcomed 19 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019).
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Netherlands: 0.91 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in the Netherlands are online, versus 73% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Netherlands: 97% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
The Netherlands and Indonesia are practically level.
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Netherlands: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
96% of people in the Netherlands live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Netherlands: 96% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Netherlands has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123.
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Netherlands: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 80% longer than the Netherlands’.
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Netherlands: 3,041 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Netherlands fly 6.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Netherlands: 2.29 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 11% of the Netherlands.
Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · Netherlands: 11.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Netherlands emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Netherlands: 6.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
51% of the Netherlands’ electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Netherlands: 51.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 93% more fine dust than in the Netherlands.
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Netherlands: 9.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in the Netherlands as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Netherlands: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 3.3 times as deadly as in the Netherlands.
Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · Netherlands: 3.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 14.4 °C warmer than the Netherlands.
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Netherlands: 11.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 3.9 times as much rain as the Netherlands.
Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Netherlands: 887 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than the Netherlands?
Indonesia is larger. The Netherlands fits inside Indonesia 46 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or the Netherlands?
Indonesia has 16 times as many people as the Netherlands (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or the Netherlands?
People in the Netherlands live 11 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 82.0 in the Netherlands.
Are people taller in Indonesia or the Netherlands?
Men in the Netherlands are 17.5 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
