Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
be 75.0% less likely to be obese
In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 55.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominican Republic, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2019.
make 32.9% less money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $11,400 as of 2020.
pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate
Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Indonesia, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 86.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Indonesia, 177.0 women do as of 2017.
have 15.0% fewer children
In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Indonesia, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 29.9% less likely to have internet access
In Dominican Republic, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Indonesia, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 30.0% less on education
Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Indonesia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 50.8% less on healthcare
Dominican Republic spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Indonesia, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 42.5 times more coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos.
Indonesia: At a glance
How big is Indonesia compared to Dominican Republic? See an in-depth size comparison.