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🇮🇳 India vs 🇮🇩 Indonesia

Population difference
1,178,144,289
1.46B
India
285.7M
Indonesia
5.1×
India is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on population, where India’s figure is 5.1× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
India
by population · Asia
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
India1,463,865,525
Indonesia285,721,236
Land Areakm²
India2,973,190 km²
Indonesia1,892,555 km²
Population Density/km²
India484/km²
Indonesia149/km²
Life Expectancyyears
India72.2 years
Indonesia71.3 years
GDP per Capita
India$2,702
Indonesia$5,060
Urban Population
India35.7%
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 India and Indonesia, side by side
IndicatorIndiaIndonesiaIndia vs Indonesia
Population1,463,865,5251st of 240285,721,2364th of 2405.1× higher
Annual Growth Rate+0.89%116th of 240+0.79%123rd of 24013% higher
Population Density/km²484/km²28th of 240149/km²84th of 2403.3× higher
Land Areakm²2,973,190 km²7th of 2401,892,555 km²14th of 24057% higher
Urban Population35.7%200th of 24059.4%146th of 24040% lower
GDP per Capita$2,702191st of 240$5,060162nd of 24047% lower
GDP Growth+7.6%16th of 210+5.1%48th of 21048% higher
Life Expectancyyears72.2 years157th of 24071.3 years166th of 2401% higher
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.96 births per woman113th of 2402.12 births per woman101st of 2407% lower
Birth Rateper 1,00016.0 per 1,00095th of 21315.8 per 1,00099th of 2131% higher
Death Rateper 1,0006.6 per 1,000133rd of 2137.6 per 1,00092nd of 21314% lower
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births23.3 per 1,000 live births134th of 19415.2 per 1,000 live births112th of 19453% higher
Unemployment Rate4.2%71st of 1863.2%48th of 18630% higher
Inflation Rate2.4%112th of 1911.9%131st of 19125% higher
Poverty Rate21.9%85th of 1649.0%21st of 1642.4× higher
Gini Index25.55th of 17034.481st of 17026% lower
Health Spendingof GDP3.3% of GDP170th of 1922.7% of GDP184th of 19224% higher
Physiciansper 1,0000.72 per 1,000141st of 2060.52 per 1,000150th of 20638% higher
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.59 per 1,000132nd of 1991.37 per 1,000139th of 19916% higher
Literacy Rate78.2%129th of 17596.0%77th of 17519% lower
Education Spendingof GDP4.1% of GDP102nd of 2021.3% of GDP195th of 2023.2× higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary79.6% gross, secondary141st of 20797.2% gross, secondary75th of 20718% lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption34.9% of final consumption69th of 21120.2% of final consumption106th of 2111.7× higher
Forest Coverageof land area24.5% of land area118th of 21147.7% of land area56th of 21149% lower
Internet Penetration70.0%132nd of 21172.8%124th of 2114% lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people79.4 per 100 people167th of 212122.5 per 100 people82nd of 21235% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births80 per 100,000 live births120th of 193140 per 100,000 live births141st of 19343% lower
Military Spendingof GDP2.27% of GDP53rd of 1630.78% of GDP135th of 1632.9× higher
Protected Areasof land area7.7% of land area167th of 21112.0% of land area145th of 21136% lower
Median Ageyears28.8 years147th of 24030.4 years133rd of 2405% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears7.8 years106th of 1489.1 years84th of 14814% lower
Human Development Index0.685129th of 1920.728112th of 1926% lower
Happiness Index/ 104.54/ 10124th of 1645.62/ 1091st of 16419% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita2.20 tonnes per capita128th of 2122.87 tonnes per capita113th of 21223% lower
Obesity Rate8.0%180th of 19812.0%155th of 19834% lower

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.

IndiaIndonesia
0200M400M600M800M1B1.2B1.4B1.6B19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
India and Indonesia population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
India1950346.3M
India1975611.3M
India20001.06B
India20251.46B
India20501.68B
India20751.67B
India21001.51B
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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