Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Saudi Arabia is 12% bigger than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 21 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s.
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 1,884 m above Saudi Arabia’s.
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 7.7 times as many people as Saudi Arabia.
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 8.8 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia.
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Saudi Arabia are 4.4 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Saudi Arabia are 4.5 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Indonesia is 0.58 years older than in Saudi Arabia.
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Saudi Arabia have 0.2 more children on average than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.5% of people in Indonesia are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia.
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Indonesia has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia 0.0.
Indonesia: 0 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Indonesia and Saudi Arabia are practically level.
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 13% larger than Saudi Arabia’s.
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saudi Arabia produces 4.2 times as much per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Indonesia and Saudi Arabia are practically level.
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.
Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Saudi Arabia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Saudi Arabia spends 14 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Saudi Arabia live 7.7 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 3.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Saudi Arabia.
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saudi Arabia has 6.5 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 15% in Saudi Arabia.
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 1.20 points higher than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Saudi Arabia has 2.9 times as much meat per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saudi Arabia has 760 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 166 more hours a year than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 2.9 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Saudi Arabia welcomed 18 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019).
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 73% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Saudi Arabia and Indonesia are practically level.
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
85% of people in Saudi Arabia live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123.
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 87% longer than Saudi Arabia’s.
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 3.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.
Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 7.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
18% of Indonesia’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Saudi Arabia carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.1 times as likely to be murdered in Saudi Arabia as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Saudi Arabia are 64% deadlier than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saudi Arabia is on average 1.2 °C warmer than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 56 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.
Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia is larger. Saudi Arabia is 12% bigger than Indonesia.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Saudi Arabia?
Indonesia has 7.7 times as many people as Saudi Arabia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Saudi Arabia?
People in Saudi Arabia live 7.7 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 79.0 in Saudi Arabia.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Saudi Arabia?
Men in Saudi Arabia are 4.4 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
