Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ukraine fits inside Indonesia 3.2 times.
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 20 times as long as Ukraine’s.
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 2,823 m above Ukraine’s.
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 7.3 times as many people as Ukraine.
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 2.2 times as densely populated as Ukraine.
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 14.7 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 12.3 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 12 years older than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 1.1 more children on average than in Ukraine.
Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Indonesia: 0 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Indonesia and Ukraine are practically level.
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 6.7 times the size of Ukraine’s.
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ukraine produces 7% more per person than Indonesia.
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Ukraine (Gini 8.8 points higher).
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 3.2% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.
Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ukraine’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ukraine spends 2.8 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Ukraine live 3.4 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ukraine.
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 6.7 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 24% in Ukraine.
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Indonesia rate their lives 0.96 points higher than in Ukraine.
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ukraine drink 38 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ukraine has 2.5 times as much meat per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Indonesia has 115 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 87 more hours a year than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 2.4 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ukraine welcomed 37% more tourists per resident than Indonesia (2019).
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 73% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Ukraine and Indonesia are practically level.
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123.
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 3.9 times as long as Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Indonesia fly 29 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 17% of Ukraine.
Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 31% more CO₂ than someone in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
18% of Indonesia’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 30% more fine dust than in Ukraine.
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 12 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 8% deadlier than in Ukraine.
Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 15.3 °C warmer than Ukraine.
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 5.6 times as much rain as Ukraine.
Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than Ukraine?
Indonesia is larger. Ukraine fits inside Indonesia 3.2 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Ukraine?
Indonesia has 7.3 times as many people as Ukraine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Ukraine?
People in Ukraine live 3.4 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 14.7 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
