Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
be 55.8% less likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
live 3.0 years less
In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 56.8% less money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $26,400 as of 2020, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $11,400 as of 2020.
be 60.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Indonesia, that number is 5.3% as of 2018.
be 67.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 5.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2019.
Life
be 6.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malaysia, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Indonesia, 177.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Indonesia, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 40.0% less likely to have internet access
In Malaysia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Indonesia, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on education
Malaysia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Indonesia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 23.7% less on healthcare
Malaysia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Indonesia, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 11.7 times more coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Indonesia: At a glance
How big is Indonesia compared to Malaysia? See an in-depth size comparison.