Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Spain fits inside Indonesia 3.8 times
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2024) · Spain: 505,981 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 11 times as long as Spain’s
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 1,166 m above Spain’s
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 49% of Spain, versus 29% of Indonesia
Indonesia: 28.9% (2024) · Spain: 49.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 5.8 times as many people as Spain
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 53% more densely populated than Spain
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Spain are 9.9 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Spain are 7.7 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 15 years older than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 1.0 more children on average than in Spain
Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Spain hosts 401 times as many refugees per resident as Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.026 per 1,000 (2025) · Spain: 10.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0
Indonesia: 0.035 (2026) · Spain: 1.4 (2026)
How many official languages?
Indonesia and Spain are practically level
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 32% larger than Indonesia’s
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 3.4 times as much per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Spain (Gini 1 points higher)
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.7% of people in Indonesia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.8% in Spain
Indonesia: 3.7% (2025) · Spain: 0.8% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 3.2% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Spain spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 1.0%
Indonesia: 1% (2025) · Spain: 2.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Indonesia: no data · Spain: 14.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 2.3× Indonesia’s
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 24 times as much on health per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 13 years longer than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 5.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 8.2 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Spain has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Spain: 2.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Spain is 3.2 times that in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.2 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 7.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
19% of adults in Spain are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 28% in Spain
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 0.92 points higher than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 119 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 5.1 times as much meat per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 477 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 320 more hours a year than in Spain
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 2.1 years longer than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 40 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019)
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Spain has 40 more World Heritage sites than Indonesia (50 against 10)
Indonesia: 10 (2026) · Spain: 50 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Spain has won 195 Olympic medals, Indonesia 40
Indonesia: 40 (2026 edition) · Spain: 195 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 73% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Spain is 4 times as fast as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 82 Mbps (2026) · Spain: 324 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Spain and Indonesia are practically level
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Spain’s railway network is 2.9 times as long as Indonesia’s
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 5.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Indonesia, but only 38% of Spain
Indonesia: 50.7% (2024) · Spain: 38.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 61% more CO₂ than someone in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Spain’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 85% more fine dust than in Spain
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Spain as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 2.8 times as deadly as in Spain
Indonesia: 17.4 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 6.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 10.8 °C warmer than Spain
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 5.2 times as much rain as Spain
Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than Spain?
Indonesia is larger. Spain fits inside Indonesia 3.8 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Spain?
Indonesia has 5.8 times as many people as Spain (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Spain?
People in Spain live 13 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Spain?
Men in Spain are 9.9 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
