Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
New Zealand fits inside Indonesia 7.2 times.
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023) · New Zealand: 267,710 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 3.6 times as long as New Zealand’s.
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 4,854 m above New Zealand’s.
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 54 times as many people as New Zealand.
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 7.5 times as densely populated as New Zealand.
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in New Zealand are 11.5 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 177.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in New Zealand are 10.3 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in New Zealand is 7.4 years older than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.5 more children on average than in New Zealand.
Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · New Zealand: 17.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Indonesia: 0 (2025) · New Zealand: 5.6 (2025)
How many official languages?
New Zealand has 3 official languages, Indonesia 1.
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 5.5 times the size of New Zealand’s.
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · New Zealand: $264 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
New Zealand produces 3.2 times as much per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · New Zealand: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in New Zealand, versus 3.2% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · New Zealand: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
New Zealand and Indonesia are practically level.
Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · New Zealand: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 3× Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · New Zealand: 86% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
New Zealand spends 38 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · New Zealand: $5,022 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in New Zealand live 11 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · New Zealand: 82 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 3.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand.
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
New Zealand has 6.9 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · New Zealand: 34.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · New Zealand: 9.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in New Zealand rate their lives 1.38 points higher than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · New Zealand: 7.00 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in New Zealand drink 88 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
New Zealand has 4 times as much meat per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
New Zealand has 221 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 251 more hours a year than in New Zealand.
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in New Zealand went to school 4.2 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
New Zealand welcomed 13 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019).
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · New Zealand: 0.6 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 73% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · New Zealand: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
New Zealand and Indonesia are practically level.
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · New Zealand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · New Zealand: 84% (2025)
How many phones per person?
New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123.
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · New Zealand: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 33% longer than New Zealand’s.
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from New Zealand fly 8.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · New Zealand: 2.82 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 38% of New Zealand.
Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · New Zealand: 37.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in New Zealand emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · New Zealand: 88.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand.
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.8 times as likely to be murdered in New Zealand as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 71% deadlier than in New Zealand.
Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 14.5 °C warmer than New Zealand.
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 2.2 times as much rain as New Zealand.
Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than New Zealand?
Indonesia is larger. New Zealand fits inside Indonesia 7.2 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or New Zealand?
Indonesia has 54 times as many people as New Zealand (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or New Zealand?
People in New Zealand live 11 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 82.0 in New Zealand.
Are people taller in Indonesia or New Zealand?
Men in New Zealand are 11.5 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
