World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Indonesia 17 times.
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 124 times as long as the median country’s.
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 2,549 m above the median country’s.
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 39 times as many people as the median country.
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 54% more densely populated than the median country.
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 7.3 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 6.2 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 1.3 years older than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.2 more children on average than in the median country.
Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Indonesia has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country 0.0.
Indonesia: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Indonesia and the median country are practically level.
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 32 times the size of the median country’s.
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 19% more per person than Indonesia.
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Indonesia and the median country are practically level.
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 3.2% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.
Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 3.6 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 3.3 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 20% more likely to die before turning one than in the median country.
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 3.2 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 19% in the median country.
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 0.22 points higher than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 43 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 2.8 times as much meat per person as Indonesia.
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 37 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the median country put in 16 more hours a year than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 1.2 years longer than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 7.2 times as many tourists per resident as Indonesia (2019).
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 73% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
The median country and Indonesia are practically level.
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 2.6 times as long as the median country’s.
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Indonesia fly 42% more passengers per resident than those from the median country.
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 31% of the median country.
Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 4% more CO₂ than someone in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 11% more fine dust than in the median country.
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7.4 times as likely to be murdered in the median country as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 9% deadlier than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 2.6 °C warmer than the median country.
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 3.4 times as much rain as the median country.
Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than the median country?
Indonesia is larger. The median country fits inside Indonesia 17 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or the median country?
Indonesia has 39 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or the median country?
People in the median country live 3.3 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Indonesia or the median country?
Men in the median country are 7.3 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
