Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Indonesia instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

Health

live 4.2 years longer

In Marshall Islands, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 71.9% less likely to be obese

In Marshall Islands, 42.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 52.3% less spent on your healthcare

Marshall Islands spends $874 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 40.4% less money

Marshall Islands has a GDP per capita of $8,489 as of 2025, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.

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Life

be 33.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Marshall Islands, approximately 22.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Indonesia, on the other hand, 15.2 children do as of 2024.

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have 21.6% fewer children

In Marshall Islands, there are approximately 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 10.4% more likely to have internet access

In Marshall Islands, approximately 65.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Indonesia, about 72.8% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 83.4% less on education

Marshall Islands spends 7.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Indonesia spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 79.9% less on healthcare

Marshall Islands spends 13.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 147.7 times more coastline

Marshall Islands has a total of 370 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.

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Infrastructure

find 2.1 times more home broadband

Marshall Islands has 2.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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Indonesia: At a glance

Indonesia is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 1,811,569 sq km. The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; Japan occupied the islands from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence shortly before Japan's surrender, but it required four years of sometimes brutal fighting, intermittent negotiations, and UN mediation before the Netherlands agreed to transfer sovereignty in 1949. A period of sometimes unruly parliamentary democracy ended in 1957 when President SOEKARNO declared martial law and instituted "Guided Democracy." After an abortive coup in 1965 by alleged communist sympathizers, SOEKARNO was gradually eased from power. From 1967 until 1988, President SUHARTO ruled Indonesia with his "New Order" government. After rioting toppled Suharto in 1998, free and fair legislative elections took place in 1999. Indonesia is now the world's third most populous democracy, the world's largest archipelagic state, and the world's largest Muslim-majority nation. Current issues include: alleviating poverty, improving education, preventing terrorism, consolidating democracy after four decades of authoritarianism, implementing economic and financial reforms, stemming corruption, reforming the criminal justice system, holding the military and police accountable for human rights violations, addressing climate change, and controlling infectious diseases, particularly those of global and regional importance. In 2005, Indonesia reached a historic peace agreement with armed separatists in Aceh, which led to democratic elections in Aceh in December 2006. Indonesia continues to face low intensity armed resistance in Papua by the separatist Free Papua Movement.
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