Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Indonesia fits inside Russia 8.9 times
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2024) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 45% longer than Russia’s
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Russia’s highest peak towers 758 m above Indonesia’s
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 29% of Indonesia, versus 13% of Russia
Indonesia: 28.9% (2024) · Russia: 13.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 2 times as many people as Russia
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 17 times as densely populated as Russia
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Russia are 10.4 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Russia: 176.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Russia are 10.2 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Russia: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Russia is 9.6 years older than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Russia: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.7 more children on average than in Russia
Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Russia are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Russia: 17.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Russia hosts 3.2 times as many refugees per resident as Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.026 per 1,000 (2025) · Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0
Indonesia: 0.035 (2026) · Russia: 2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Indonesia and Russia are practically level
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 77% larger than Indonesia’s
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Russia produces 2.8 times as much per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Russia (Gini 1.4 points higher)
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Russia: 33 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.7% of people in Indonesia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in Russia
Indonesia: 3.7% (2025) · Russia: 0.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.2% in Indonesia, versus 2.1% in Russia
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Russia: 2.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 1.0%
Indonesia: 1% (2025) · Russia: 7.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Indonesia: no data · Russia: 10.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Russia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Indonesia’s
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Russia: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Russia spends 7.6 times as much on health per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Russia: $1,003 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Russia live 2.2 years longer than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Russia: 73.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 3.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Russia
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Russia has 9.8 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Russia has 5 times as many hospital beds per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Russia is 9 times that in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.2 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
21% of adults in Russia are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 27% in Russia
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Russia: 27% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Russia rate their lives 0.22 points higher than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Russia: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Russia drink 103 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Russia: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Russia has 4.2 times as much meat per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Russia: 84.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Russia has 628 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Russia put in 128 more hours a year than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Russia: 2,087 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Russia went to school 3.7 years longer than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Russia: 12.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Russia: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Russia has 23 more World Heritage sites than Indonesia (33 against 10)
Indonesia: 10 (2026) · Russia: 33 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Indonesia 40
Indonesia: 40 (2026 edition) · Russia: 539 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 73% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Indonesia: 82 Mbps (2026) · Russia: no data
Who has electricity at home?
Russia and Indonesia are practically level
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Russia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 16 times as long as Indonesia’s
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Russia: 85,544 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Russia fly 2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Russia: 0.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Russia and Indonesia are practically level
Indonesia: 50.7% (2024) · Russia: 50.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 4.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Russia: 12.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
18% of Indonesia’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Russia: 17.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 43% more fine dust than in Russia
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 26 times as likely to be murdered in Russia as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 30% deadlier than in Russia
Indonesia: 17.4 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 28.2 °C warmer than Russia
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 5.9 times as much rain as Russia
Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: 586 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than Russia?
Russia is larger. Indonesia fits inside Russia 8.9 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Russia?
Indonesia has 2 times as many people as Russia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Russia?
People in Russia live 2.2 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 73.4 in Russia.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Russia?
Men in Russia are 10.4 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).