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🇨🇳 China vs 🇮🇩 Indonesia

China has 1.12B more people — 1,406,585,000 against 285,721,236. Below, 35 indicators both countries publish, side by side.

🇨🇳 China
1,406,585,000
Asia · rank #2 · −0.17%
World Bank, 2025
🇮🇩 Indonesia
285,721,236
Asia · rank #4 · +0.79%
World Bank, 2025

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

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.
IndicatorChinaIndonesia
Population1,406,585,0002nd of 240285,721,2364th of 240
Annual Growth Rate−0.17%208th of 240+0.79%123rd of 240
Population Density/km²150/km²82nd of 240149/km²84th of 240
Land Areakm²9,388,210 km²2nd of 2401,892,555 km²14th of 240
Urban Population66.3%116th of 24059.4%146th of 240
GDP per Capita$13,862110th of 240$5,060162nd of 240
GDP Growth+5.0%54th of 210+5.1%48th of 210
Life Expectancyyears78.0 years83rd of 24071.3 years166th of 240
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.01 births per woman230th of 2402.12 births per woman101st of 240
Birth Rateper 1,0006.8 per 1,000202nd of 21315.8 per 1,00099th of 213
Death Rateper 1,0007.8 per 1,00087th of 2137.6 per 1,00092nd of 213
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births4.1 per 1,000 live births152nd of 19415.2 per 1,000 live births83rd of 194
Unemployment Rate4.6%111th of 1863.2%139th of 186
Inflation Rate0.1%176th of 1911.9%131st of 191
Poverty Rate0.0%164th of 1649.0%144th of 164
Gini Index36.078th of 17034.489th of 170
Health Spendingof GDP5.9% of GDP106th of 1922.7% of GDP184th of 192
Physiciansper 1,0003.11 per 1,00057th of 2060.52 per 1,000150th of 206
Hospital Bedsper 1,0005.63 per 1,00024th of 1991.37 per 1,000139th of 199
Literacy Rate96.7%66th of 17596.0%77th of 175
Education Spendingof GDP3.9% of GDP112th of 2021.3% of GDP195th of 202
School Enrollmentgross, secondary92.3% gross, secondary97th of 20797.2% gross, secondary75th of 207
Renewable Energyof final consumption15.2% of final consumption122nd of 21120.2% of final consumption106th of 211
Forest Coverageof land area24.0% of land area121st of 21147.7% of land area56th of 211
Internet Penetration91.6%51st of 21172.8%124th of 211
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people131.8 per 100 people54th of 212122.5 per 100 people82nd of 212
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births16 per 100,000 live births130th of 193140 per 100,000 live births53rd of 193
Military Spendingof GDP1.71% of GDP83rd of 1630.78% of GDP135th of 163
Protected Areasof land area15.6% of land area119th of 21112.0% of land area145th of 211
Median Ageyears40.1 years61st of 24030.4 years133rd of 240
Mean Years of Schoolingyears9.0 years87th of 1489.1 years84th of 148
Human Development Index0.79777th of 1920.728112th of 192
Happiness Index/ 106.07/ 1067th of 1645.62/ 1091st of 164
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita8.66 tonnes per capita30th of 2122.87 tonnes per capita113th of 212
Obesity Rate9.1%174th of 19812.0%155th of 198

Population, 1950–2100

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

ChinaIndonesia
0200M400M600M800M1B1.2B1.4B19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
China and Indonesia population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
China1950544M
China1975916.1M
China20001.27B
China20251.42B
China20501.26B
China2075934.5M
China2100633.4M
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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