Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 70.9% less likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
live 1.7 years less
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $11,400 as of 2020.
be 17.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Indonesia, that number is 5.3% as of 2018.
be 62.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2019.
Life
be 16.2% more likely to be literate
In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Indonesia, it is 96.0% as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 20.0% more likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Indonesia, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
be 12.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Indonesia, that number is 93% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 87% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.6% less on education
Nicaragua spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Indonesia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 65.5% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Indonesia, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 60.1 times more coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Indonesia: At a glance
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