Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Portugal fits inside Indonesia 21 times
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2024) · Portugal: 92,230 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 31 times as long as Portugal’s
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 2,533 m above Portugal’s
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 41% of Portugal, versus 29% of Indonesia
Indonesia: 28.9% (2024) · Portugal: 41.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 26 times as many people as Portugal
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Portugal: 10.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 28% more densely populated than Portugal
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Portugal: 118 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Portugal are 8.1 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Portugal: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Portugal are 6.9 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Portugal: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Portugal is 16 years older than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Portugal: 46.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.7 more children on average than in Portugal
Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · Portugal: 1.41 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Portugal: 24.9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Portugal hosts 252 times as many refugees per resident as Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.026 per 1,000 (2025) · Portugal: 6.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0
Indonesia: 0.035 (2026) · Portugal: 1.9 (2026)
How many official languages?
Indonesia and Portugal are practically level
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Portugal: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 4.2 times the size of Portugal’s
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Portugal: $347 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Portugal produces 3 times as much per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Portugal (Gini 0.5 points higher)
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Portugal: 33.9 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.7% of people in Indonesia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Portugal
Indonesia: 3.7% (2025) · Portugal: 0.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.2% in Portugal, versus 3.2% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Portugal: 6.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Portugal spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 1.0%
Indonesia: 1% (2025) · Portugal: 1.7% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Indonesia: no data · Portugal: 22.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Portugal’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Indonesia’s
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Portugal: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Portugal spends 23 times as much on health per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Portugal: $2,971 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Portugal live 11 years longer than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Portugal: 82.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 5.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Portugal
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Portugal has 11 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Portugal has 2.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Portugal: 3.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Portugal is 3.9 times that in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.2 per 100k (2023) · Portugal: 8.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Portugal are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Portugal: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 29% in Portugal
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Portugal: 28.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Portugal rate their lives 0.41 points higher than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Portugal: 6.03 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Portugal drink 136 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Portugal has 5 times as much meat per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Portugal has 653 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 224 more hours a year than in Portugal
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Portugal went to school 1 year longer than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Portugal: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Portugal welcomed 56 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019)
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Portugal: 2.71 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Portugal has 7 more World Heritage sites than Indonesia (17 against 10)
Indonesia: 10 (2026) · Portugal: 17 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Indonesia has won 40 Olympic medals, Portugal 32
Indonesia: 40 (2026 edition) · Portugal: 32 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Portugal are online, versus 73% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Portugal: 88% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Portugal is 4 times as fast as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 82 Mbps (2026) · Portugal: 330 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Portugal and Indonesia are practically level
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Portugal: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
61% of people in Portugal live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Portugal: 61% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Portugal has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Portugal: 124 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Portugal’s
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Portugal: 2,527 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Portugal fly 5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Portugal: 1.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Indonesia, but only 37% of Portugal
Indonesia: 50.7% (2024) · Portugal: 36.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Portugal emits 19% more CO₂ than someone in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Portugal: 3.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
81% of Portugal’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Portugal: 81% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 76% more fine dust than in Portugal
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Portugal: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.4 times as likely to be murdered in Portugal as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 58% deadlier than in Portugal
Indonesia: 17.4 per 100k (2023) · Portugal: 11 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 9.7 °C warmer than Portugal
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 4.4 times as much rain as Portugal
Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than Portugal?
Indonesia is larger. Portugal fits inside Indonesia 21 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Portugal?
Indonesia has 26 times as many people as Portugal (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Portugal?
People in Portugal live 11 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 82.4 in Portugal.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Portugal?
Men in Portugal are 8.1 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).