Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Tuvalu, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Tuvalu, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
be 81.9% less likely to be obese
In Tuvalu, 65.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.
see 75.1% less spent on your healthcare
Tuvalu spends $1,671 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
have 61.1% fewer doctors per person
Tuvalu has 13.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Indonesia has 5.2 as of 2023.
Economy
make 16.3% less money
Tuvalu has a GDP per capita of $6,041 as of 2025, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.
Life
be 17.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tuvalu, approximately 170.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Indonesia, 140.0 women do as of 2023.
have 28.3% fewer children
In Tuvalu, there are approximately 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.4% less likely to have internet access
In Tuvalu, approximately 81.2% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Indonesia, about 72.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 90.0% less on education
Tuvalu spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Indonesia spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 90.0% less on healthcare
Tuvalu spends 27.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2279.8 times more coastline
Tuvalu has a total of 24 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
Safety
be 36.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Tuvalu, road accidents kill 17.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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