Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sweden fits inside Indonesia 3.6 times.
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023) · Sweden: 528,660 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 17 times as long as Sweden’s.
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 2,784 m above Sweden’s.
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 27 times as many people as Sweden.
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 5.8 times as densely populated as Sweden.
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sweden are 14.2 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Sweden: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sweden are 12.3 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Sweden: 166.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sweden is 10 years older than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.7 more children on average than in Sweden.
Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Indonesia: 0 (2025) · Sweden: 28.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Indonesia and Sweden are practically level.
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Sweden’s.
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Sweden produces 4.1 times as much per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Sweden (Gini 5.1 points higher).
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 3.2% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Sweden spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.
Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · Sweden: 2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 3× Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Sweden spends 49 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Sweden live 13 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Sweden: 84.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 7.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden.
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Sweden has 8.4 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
19% of adults in Sweden are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 20% in Sweden.
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Sweden rate their lives 1.64 points higher than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Sweden drink 86 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Sweden has 3.4 times as much meat per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Sweden has 466 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 527 more hours a year than in Sweden.
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sweden went to school 4 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Sweden welcomed 13 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019).
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 73% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Sweden: 96% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Sweden and Indonesia are practically level.
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Sweden: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123.
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Sweden’s railway network is 77% longer than Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sweden fly 5.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 48% of Indonesia.
Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · Sweden: 68.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Sweden emits 25% more CO₂ than someone in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
71% of Sweden’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in Sweden.
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.8 times as likely to be murdered in Sweden as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 5.4 times as deadly as in Sweden.
Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 21.3 °C warmer than Sweden.
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 4.3 times as much rain as Sweden.
Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than Sweden?
Indonesia is larger. Sweden fits inside Indonesia 3.6 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Sweden?
Indonesia has 27 times as many people as Sweden (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Sweden?
People in Sweden live 13 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 84.1 in Sweden.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Sweden?
Men in Sweden are 14.2 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
