Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Portugal fits inside Indonesia 21 times.
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023) · Portugal: 92,230 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Indonesia: 0 (2025) · Portugal: 1.9 (2025)
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 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 1.5% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.
Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · Portugal: 1.5% (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 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)
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)
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 48% of Indonesia, but only 36% of Portugal.
Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · Portugal: 36.2% (2023)
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 57% deadlier than in Portugal.
Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · Portugal: 7.2 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).
