Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Norway fits inside Indonesia 3.1 times
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2024) · Norway: 624,500 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 29% of Indonesia, versus 2.7% of Norway
Indonesia: 28.9% (2024) · Norway: 2.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Norway are 14.2 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Norway: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Norway are 12.1 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Norway: 166.5 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Norway hosts 856 times as many refugees per resident as Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.026 per 1,000 (2025) · Norway: 22.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0
Indonesia: 0.035 (2026) · Norway: 23.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Norway has 3 official languages, Indonesia 1
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
3.7% of people in Indonesia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Norway
Indonesia: 3.7% (2025) · Norway: 0.2% (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 3.3% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 1.0%
Indonesia: 1% (2025) · Norway: 3.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Indonesia: no data · Norway: 24.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 3.2× Indonesia’s
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Norway live 12 years longer than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Norway: 83.2 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Norway has 2.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Norway: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Norway is 5.3 times that in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.2 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 11.6 per 100k (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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Indonesia has 2 more World Heritage sites than Norway (10 against 8)
Indonesia: 10 (2026) · Norway: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Norway has won 616 Olympic medals, Indonesia 40
Indonesia: 40 (2026 edition) · Norway: 616 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
99% of people in Norway are online, versus 73% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Norway is 2.8 times as fast as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 82 Mbps (2026) · Norway: 228 Mbps (2026)
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
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Indonesia, but only 33% of Norway
Indonesia: 50.7% (2024) · Norway: 33.2% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 6 times as deadly as in Norway
Indonesia: 17.4 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 2.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than Norway?
Indonesia is larger. Norway fits inside Indonesia 3.1 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Norway?
Indonesia has 51 times as many people as Norway (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Norway?
People in Norway live 12 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 83.2 in Norway.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Norway?
Men in Norway are 14.2 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
