The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Kingdom fits inside Indonesia 7.9 times.
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023) · United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 4.4 times as long as the United Kingdom’s.
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 3,539 m above the United Kingdom’s.
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 4.1 times as many people as the United Kingdom.
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Kingdom is 90% more densely populated than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United Kingdom are 12.0 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United Kingdom are 9.6 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Kingdom is 10 years older than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.6 more children on average than in the United Kingdom.
Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in the United Kingdom are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United Kingdom has produced 15.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Indonesia: 0 (2025) · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2025)
How many official languages?
Indonesia and the United Kingdom are practically level.
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · United Kingdom: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 2.8 times the size of Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United Kingdom produces 3.7 times as much per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in the United Kingdom (Gini 2 points higher).
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.7% in the United Kingdom, versus 3.2% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United Kingdom spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.
Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · United Kingdom: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United Kingdom’s price level (US = 100) is 3.1× Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · United Kingdom: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Kingdom spends 44 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the United Kingdom live 10 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · United Kingdom: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 3.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United Kingdom.
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United Kingdom has 6.3 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in the United Kingdom are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 13% in the United Kingdom.
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United Kingdom rate their lives 1.08 points higher than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United Kingdom drink 103 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Kingdom has 4.2 times as much meat per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Kingdom has 534 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 436 more hours a year than in the United Kingdom.
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Kingdom went to school 4.8 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United Kingdom welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019).
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United Kingdom are online, versus 73% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · United Kingdom: 95% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
The United Kingdom and Indonesia are practically level.
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · United Kingdom: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in the United Kingdom live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · United Kingdom: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the United Kingdom 122.
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · United Kingdom: 122 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United Kingdom’s railway network is 3 times as long as Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Kingdom fly 5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 13% of the United Kingdom.
Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United Kingdom emits 58% more CO₂ than someone in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
52% of the United Kingdom’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · United Kingdom: 52% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in the United Kingdom.
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · United Kingdom: 8.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.7 times as likely to be murdered in the United Kingdom as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 4.7 times as deadly as in the United Kingdom.
Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 15.7 °C warmer than the United Kingdom.
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 3.2 times as much rain as the United Kingdom.
Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than the United Kingdom?
Indonesia is larger. The United Kingdom fits inside Indonesia 7.9 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or the United Kingdom?
Indonesia has 4.1 times as many people as the United Kingdom (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or the United Kingdom?
People in the United Kingdom live 10 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 81.4 in the United Kingdom.
Are people taller in Indonesia or the United Kingdom?
Men in the United Kingdom are 12.0 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
