CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Poland fits inside Indonesia 6.1 times

Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2024) · Poland: 313,940 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Indonesia’s coastline is 124 times as long as Poland’s

Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Indonesia’s highest peak towers 2,385 m above Poland’s

Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 46% of Poland, versus 29% of Indonesia

Indonesia: 28.9% (2024) · Poland: 46.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Indonesia has 7.8 times as many people as Poland

Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Indonesia is 27% more densely populated than Poland

Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Poland are 14.4 cm taller than in Indonesia

Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Poland are 11.4 cm taller than in Indonesia

Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Poland: 165.8 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Poland is 11 years older than in Indonesia

Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Indonesia have 1.0 more children on average than in Poland

Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia

Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Poland hosts 1,053 times as many refugees per resident as Indonesia

Indonesia: 0.026 per 1,000 (2025) · Poland: 27.2 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0

Indonesia: 0.035 (2026) · Poland: 7.7 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Indonesia and Poland are practically level

Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Indonesia’s economy is 40% larger than Poland’s

Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Poland produces 3.1 times as much per person as Indonesia

Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Poland (Gini 5.9 points higher)

Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

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 Poland

Indonesia: 3.7% (2025) · Poland: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Indonesia and Poland are practically level

Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Poland spends 4.5% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 1.0%

Indonesia: 1% (2025) · Poland: 4.5% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Indonesia: no data · Poland: 17.4% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Poland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Indonesia’s

Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Poland spends 15 times as much on health per person as Indonesia

Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Poland live 7.1 years longer than in Indonesia

Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Poland: 78.4 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Indonesia is 4.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland

Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Poland has 7.7 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia

Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Poland has 4.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Indonesia

Indonesia: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Poland: 6 per 1,000 (2022)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Poland is 6.1 times that in Indonesia

Indonesia: 2.2 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 13.4 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Poland are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia

Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 22% in Poland

Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Poland rate their lives 1.15 points higher than in Indonesia

Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Poland drink 114 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia

Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Poland has 4.2 times as much meat per person as Indonesia

Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Poland has 830 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia

Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Indonesia put in 152 more hours a year than in Poland

Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Poland went to school 4.5 years longer than in Indonesia

Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Poland welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019)

Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Poland has 8 more World Heritage sites than Indonesia (18 against 10)

Indonesia: 10 (2026) · Poland: 18 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Poland has won 335 Olympic medals, Indonesia 40

Indonesia: 40 (2026 edition) · Poland: 335 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

89% of people in Poland are online, versus 73% in Indonesia

Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Poland is 3.5 times as fast as in Indonesia

Indonesia: 82 Mbps (2026) · Poland: 288 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Poland and Indonesia are practically level

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

60% of people in Poland live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia

Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123

Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Poland’s railway network is 3.4 times as long as Indonesia’s

Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Indonesia fly 41% more passengers per resident than those from Poland

Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 51% of Indonesia, but only 31% of Poland

Indonesia: 50.7% (2024) · Poland: 31% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Poland emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Indonesia

Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

32% of Poland’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia

Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Indonesia carries 19% more fine dust than in Poland

Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 2.6 times as likely to be murdered in Poland as in Indonesia

Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Indonesia are 51% deadlier than in Poland

Indonesia: 17.4 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Indonesia is on average 15.9 °C warmer than Poland

Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Indonesia gets 4.5 times as much rain as Poland

Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Indonesia bigger than Poland?

Indonesia is larger. Poland fits inside Indonesia 6.1 times.

Which has more people, Indonesia or Poland?

Indonesia has 7.8 times as many people as Poland (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Poland?

People in Poland live 7.1 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 78.4 in Poland.

Are people taller in Indonesia or Poland?

Men in Poland are 14.4 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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