Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Switzerland fits inside Indonesia 46 times.
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023) · Switzerland: 41,291 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 250 m above Switzerland’s.
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 31 times as many people as Switzerland.
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Switzerland is 52% more densely populated than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Switzerland are 12.5 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 178.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Switzerland are 10.0 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 164.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Switzerland is 13 years older than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.8 more children on average than in Switzerland.
Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Switzerland are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Indonesia: 0 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Switzerland has 4 official languages, Indonesia 1.
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 39% larger than Switzerland’s.
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Switzerland produces 5.8 times as much per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Switzerland (Gini 0.6 points higher).
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.9% in Switzerland, versus 3.2% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Indonesia and Switzerland are practically level.
Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 3.9× Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Switzerland spends 89 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Switzerland live 13 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Switzerland: 84.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 4.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland.
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Switzerland has 8.5 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
13% of adults in Switzerland are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 23% in Switzerland.
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Switzerland rate their lives 1.40 points higher than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Switzerland drink 87 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Switzerland has 3.2 times as much meat per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Switzerland has 502 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 430 more hours a year than in Switzerland.
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Switzerland went to school 5.3 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Switzerland welcomed 22 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019).
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 73% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Switzerland and Indonesia are practically level.
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Switzerland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123.
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 33% longer than Switzerland’s.
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Switzerland fly 9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 32% of Switzerland.
Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Switzerland emits 25% more CO₂ than someone in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Switzerland.
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Switzerland as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 4.7 times as deadly as in Switzerland.
Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 19.1 °C warmer than Switzerland.
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 2.1 times as much rain as Switzerland.
Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than Switzerland?
Indonesia is larger. Switzerland fits inside Indonesia 46 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Switzerland?
Indonesia has 31 times as many people as Switzerland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Switzerland?
People in Switzerland live 13 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 84.4 in Switzerland.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Switzerland?
Men in Switzerland are 12.5 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
