Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
be 18.5% less likely to be obese
In Indonesia, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Philippines, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2024.
see 34.5% more spent on your healthcare
Indonesia spends $417 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Philippines spends $560 as of 2023.
have 51.1% more doctors per person
Indonesia has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Philippines has 7.9 as of 2021.
live 1.3 years less
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die by suicide
Indonesia has a suicide rate of 1.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Philippines, it is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 31.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Indonesia, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Philippines, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
be 14.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Indonesia, 8.5% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Philippines, however, that number is 9.7% as of 2025.
make 17.6% less money
Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $5,060 as of 2025, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $4,171 as of 2025.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 140.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Philippines, 84.0 women do as of 2023.
be 42.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 15.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Philippines, on the other hand, 21.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.1 times more on education
Indonesia spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Philippines spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2025.
spend 88.9% more on healthcare
Indonesia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Philippines, that number is 5.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 33.7% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
Safety
be 14.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Indonesia, road accidents kill 11.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Philippines, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 14.5 times more likely to be murdered
Indonesia has a homicide rate of 0.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 45.1% more home broadband
Indonesia has 4.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Philippines has 7.1 as of 2024.
use 36.0% less electricity
Indonesia uses 1,445 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Philippines uses 925 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 47.7% less CO2
Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Philippines emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 58.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Indonesia, air pollution causes 58.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Philippines, it causes 92.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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