How much coast is there?

Indonesia’s coastline is 2.2 times as long as Norway’s.

Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Indonesia’s highest peak towers 2,415 m above Norway’s.

Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Indonesia has 51 times as many people as Norway.

Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Norway: 5.61 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Indonesia is 9.8 times as densely populated as Norway.

Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Norway: 15 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Norway is 9.7 years older than in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Norway: 39.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Indonesia have 0.7 more children on average than in Norway.

Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Norway: 19.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.

Indonesia: 0 (2025) · Norway: 23.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Norway has 3 official languages, Indonesia 1.

Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Indonesia’s economy is 2.7 times the size of Norway’s.

Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Norway: $531 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Norway produces 5.9 times as much per person as Indonesia.

Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Norway: Int$104,044 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Norway (Gini 7.9 points higher).

Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Norway: 26.5 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.6% in Norway, versus 3.2% in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Norway: 4.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Norway spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.

Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · Norway: 2.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 3.2× Indonesia’s.

Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Norway spends 63 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.

Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Norway: $8,296 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Indonesia is 7.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway.

Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Norway has 9.5 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.

Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

21% of adults in Norway are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Norway: 20.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 13% in Norway.

Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Norway: 12.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Norway rate their lives 1.63 points higher than in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Norway: 7.24 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Norway drink 69 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Norway: 7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Norway has 3.5 times as much meat per person as Indonesia.

Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Norway: 70.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Norway has 575 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia.

Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Indonesia put in 546 more hours a year than in Norway.

Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Norway: 1,412 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Norway went to school 4.4 years longer than in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Norway: 13.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Norway welcomed 19 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019).

Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Norway: 0.91 (2022)

How many people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 73% in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Norway and Indonesia are practically level.

Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Norway: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

84% of people in Norway live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Norway: 84% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Norway 109.

Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Norway: 109 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Indonesia’s railway network is 41% longer than Norway’s.

Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Norway: 3,885 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Norway: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 34% of Norway.

Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · Norway: 33.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Norway emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Norway: 6.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Indonesia carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Norway.

Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.4 times as likely to be murdered in Norway as in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Indonesia are 7.5 times as deadly as in Norway.

Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Indonesia is on average 24.0 °C warmer than Norway.

Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Indonesia gets 2.7 times as much rain as Norway.

Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg)