Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Spain fits inside Indonesia 3.8 times.
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023) · Spain: 505,976 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Indonesia: 0 (2025) · Spain: 1.4 (2025)
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 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 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.
Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · Spain: 1.4% (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 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)
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)
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 48% of Indonesia, but only 37% of Spain.
Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · Spain: 37.2% (2023)
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 3.2 times as deadly as in Spain.
Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).
