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🇧🇷 Brazil vs 🇮🇩 Indonesia

Population difference
72,908,831
212.8M
Brazil
285.7M
Indonesia
34.3%
Indonesia is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on population density, where Indonesia’s figure is 5.9× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Brazil
by population · South America
Indonesia
by population · Asia

Side by Side

Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.

Population
Brazil212,812,405
Indonesia285,721,236
Land Areakm²
Brazil8,358,140 km²
Indonesia1,892,555 km²
Population Density/km²
Brazil25/km²
Indonesia149/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Brazil76.0 years
Indonesia71.3 years
GDP per Capita
Brazil$10,713
Indonesia$5,060
Urban Population
Brazil88.2%
Indonesia59.4%

Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

Every indicator published for both Brazil and Indonesia, side by side
IndicatorBrazilIndonesiaBrazil vs Indonesia
Population212,812,4057th of 240285,721,2364th of 24026% lower
Annual Growth Rate+0.38%161st of 240+0.79%123rd of 24051% lower
Population Density/km²25/km²195th of 240149/km²84th of 2405.9× lower
Land Areakm²8,358,140 km²5th of 2401,892,555 km²14th of 2404.4× higher
Urban Population88.2%45th of 24059.4%146th of 24048% higher
GDP per Capita$10,713120th of 240$5,060162nd of 2402.1× higher
GDP Growth+2.3%134th of 210+5.1%48th of 21055% lower
Life Expectancyyears76.0 years115th of 24071.3 years166th of 2407% higher
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.61 births per woman149th of 2402.12 births per woman101st of 24024% lower
Birth Rateper 1,00012.1 per 1,000117th of 21315.8 per 1,00099th of 21323% lower
Death Rateper 1,0007.1 per 1,000111th of 2137.6 per 1,00092nd of 2137% lower
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births12.3 per 1,000 live births96th of 19415.2 per 1,000 live births112th of 19419% lower
Unemployment Rate6.0%109th of 1863.2%48th of 1861.8× higher
Inflation Rate5.0%48th of 1911.9%131st of 1912.6× higher
Poverty Rate6.4%13th of 1649.0%21st of 16429% lower
Gini Index50.3162nd of 17034.481st of 17046% higher
Health Spendingof GDP9.7% of GDP31st of 1922.7% of GDP184th of 1923.6× higher
Physiciansper 1,0002.36 per 1,00078th of 2060.52 per 1,000150th of 2064.5× higher
Hospital Bedsper 1,0002.52 per 1,00090th of 1991.37 per 1,000139th of 1991.8× higher
Literacy Rate94.7%84th of 17596.0%77th of 1751% lower
Education Spendingof GDP5.6% of GDP35th of 2021.3% of GDP195th of 2024.4× higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary104.1% gross, secondary46th of 20797.2% gross, secondary75th of 2077% higher
Renewable Energyof final consumption46.5% of final consumption53rd of 21120.2% of final consumption106th of 2112.3× higher
Forest Coverageof land area59.0% of land area29th of 21147.7% of land area56th of 21124% higher
Internet Penetration84.5%88th of 21172.8%124th of 21116% higher
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people101.9 per 100 people135th of 212122.5 per 100 people82nd of 21217% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births67 per 100,000 live births112th of 193140 per 100,000 live births141st of 19352% lower
Military Spendingof GDP0.97% of GDP124th of 1630.78% of GDP135th of 16325% higher
Protected Areasof land area30.6% of land area36th of 21112.0% of land area145th of 2112.6× higher
Median Ageyears34.8 years108th of 24030.4 years133rd of 24015% higher
Mean Years of Schoolingyears8.0 years104th of 1489.1 years84th of 14812% lower
Human Development Index0.78683rd of 1920.728112th of 1928% higher
Happiness Index/ 106.63/ 1032nd of 1645.62/ 1091st of 16418% higher
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita2.28 tonnes per capita125th of 2122.87 tonnes per capita113th of 21220% lower
Obesity Rate30.9%60th of 19812.0%155th of 1982.6× higher

Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.

Population, 1950–2100

Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.

BrazilIndonesia
050M100M150M200M250M300M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Brazil and Indonesia population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Brazil195053.4M
Brazil1975107.6M
Brazil2000174M
Brazil2025212.8M
Brazil2050217.5M
Brazil2075194.9M
Brazil2100163.4M
Indonesia195068.8M
Indonesia1975131.8M
Indonesia2000216.1M
Indonesia2025285.7M
Indonesia2050320.7M
Indonesia2075317.7M
Indonesia2100295.5M

Reading This Comparison

Size is not the same as rate

Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.

Mind the vintages

Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.

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