Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 76.2% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
live 10.0 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Indonesia, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 76.6% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $11,400 as of 2020.
Life
have 24.6% more children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Indonesia, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 29.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Indonesia, 177.0 women do as of 2017.
be 6.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 Australia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Indonesia, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.1% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Indonesia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 70.7% less on healthcare
Australia spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Indonesia, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak.
Indonesia: At a glance
How big is Indonesia compared to Australia? See an in-depth size comparison.