Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of India, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
be 76.9% more likely to be obese
In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 86.9% more money
India has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $11,400 as of 2020.
be 37.5% less likely to be unemployed
In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Indonesia, that number is 5.3% as of 2018.
be 57.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2019.
pay a 15.6% lower top tax rate
India has a top tax rate of 35.5% as of 2016. In Indonesia, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 29.0% more likely to be literate
In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Indonesia, it is 96.0% as of 2020.
be 34.9% less likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 30.3 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.
be 22.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Indonesia, 177.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 25.6% more likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Indonesia, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% less on education
India spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Indonesia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.8 times more coastline
India has a total of 7,000 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, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
Indonesia: At a glance
How big is Indonesia compared to India? See an in-depth size comparison.