Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
be 34.7% less likely to be obese
In Portugal, 18.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.
be 89.6% less likely to die by suicide
Portugal has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 11.1 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
see 91.5% less spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
have 91.0% fewer doctors per person
Portugal has 58.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Indonesia has 5.2 as of 2023.
have 37.5% less access to essential health services
Portugal scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Indonesia scores 55 as of 2021.
Economy
be 47.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Indonesia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
make 84.2% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.
Life
have 99.5% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 9.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Indonesia, 140.0 women do as of 2023.
be 5.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 17.8% less likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 88.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Indonesia, about 72.8% do as of 2024.
be 10.4% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Portugal, approximately 99% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 89% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 71.9% less on education
Portugal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Indonesia spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 73.6% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 30.5 times more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
Safety
be 58.3% less likely to be murdered
Portugal has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 56.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Portugal, road accidents kill 7.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 89.1% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.
live with 2.4 times more strain on fresh water
Portugal withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Indonesia withdraws 30% as of 2022.
use 72.7% less electricity
Portugal uses 5,294 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia uses 1,445 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 13.6% less CO2
Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 5.8 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Portugal, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Indonesia, it causes 58.0 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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