Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years less
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 29.8% less money
Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $11,400 as of 2020, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,000 as of 2020.
be 77.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Indonesia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Philippines, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 31.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 177.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Philippines, 121.0 women do as of 2017.
have 45.4% more children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Philippines, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 12.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Philippines, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 14.3% more on education
Indonesia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Philippines spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 41.4% more on healthcare
Indonesia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Philippines, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 33.7% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Philippines: At a glance
How big is Philippines compared to Indonesia? See an in-depth size comparison.