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🇮🇩 Indonesia vs 🇮🇷 Iran

Population difference
193,303,555
285.7M
Indonesia
92.4M
Iran
3.1×
Indonesia is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on renewable energy, where Indonesia’s figure is 22.4× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Indonesia
by population · Asia
Iran
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
Indonesia285,721,236
Iran92,417,681
Land Areakm²
Indonesia1,892,555 km²
Iran1,622,500 km²
Population Density/km²
Indonesia149/km²
Iran56/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Indonesia71.3 years
Iran77.9 years
GDP per Capita
Indonesia$5,060
Iran$3,924
Urban Population
Indonesia59.4%
Iran77.4%

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 Indonesia and Iran, side by side
IndicatorIndonesiaIranIndonesia vs Iran
Population285,721,2364th of 24092,417,68117th of 2403.1× higher
Annual Growth Rate+0.79%123rd of 240+0.92%112th of 24015% lower
Population Density/km²149/km²84th of 24056/km²161st of 2402.7× higher
Land Areakm²1,892,555 km²14th of 2401,622,500 km²17th of 24017% higher
Urban Population59.4%146th of 24077.4%82nd of 24023% lower
GDP per Capita$5,060162nd of 240$3,924177th of 24029% higher
GDP Growth+5.1%48th of 210−2.8%206th of 2107.9 points apart
Life Expectancyyears71.3 years166th of 24077.9 years90th of 2408% lower
Fertility Ratebirths per woman2.12 births per woman101st of 2401.68 births per woman145th of 24026% higher
Birth Rateper 1,00015.8 per 1,00099th of 21312.6 per 1,000112th of 21325% higher
Death Rateper 1,0007.6 per 1,00092nd of 2134.8 per 1,000196th of 2131.6× higher
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births15.2 per 1,000 live births112th of 19410.3 per 1,000 live births83rd of 19448% higher
Unemployment Rate3.2%48th of 1868.3%133rd of 1862.6× lower
Inflation Rate1.9%131st of 19142.2%6th of 19140.3 points apart
Poverty Rate9.0%21st of 1648.3%18th of 1648% higher
Gini Index34.481st of 17035.991st of 1704% lower
Health Spendingof GDP2.7% of GDP184th of 1926.0% of GDP104th of 19255% lower
Physiciansper 1,0000.52 per 1,000150th of 2061.81 per 1,00094th of 2063.5× lower
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.37 per 1,000139th of 1991.85 per 1,000122nd of 19926% lower
Literacy Rate96.0%77th of 17588.9%107th of 1758% higher
Education Spendingof GDP1.3% of GDP195th of 2022.8% of GDP161st of 20255% lower
School Enrollmentgross, secondary97.2% gross, secondary75th of 20785.1% gross, secondary130th of 20714% higher
Renewable Energyof final consumption20.2% of final consumption106th of 2110.9% of final consumption192nd of 21119.3 points apart
Forest Coverageof land area47.7% of land area56th of 2116.6% of land area173rd of 2117.2× higher
Internet Penetration72.8%124th of 21185.3%85th of 21115% lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people122.5 per 100 people82nd of 212174.1 per 100 people16th of 21230% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births140 per 100,000 live births141st of 19316 per 100,000 live births62nd of 1938.8× higher
Military Spendingof GDP0.78% of GDP135th of 1632.01% of GDP66th of 1632.6× lower
Protected Areasof land area12.0% of land area145th of 2117.8% of land area166th of 21154% higher
Median Ageyears30.4 years133rd of 24034.0 years114th of 24011% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears9.1 years84th of 1489.8 years72nd of 1488% lower
Human Development Index0.728112th of 1920.79974th of 1929% lower
Happiness Index/ 105.62/ 1091st of 1645.15/ 10104th of 1649% higher
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita2.87 tonnes per capita113th of 2128.66 tonnes per capita31st of 2123.0× lower
Obesity Rate12.0%155th of 19825.7%93rd of 19853% 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.

IndonesiaIran
050M100M150M200M250M300M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Indonesia and Iran population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Indonesia195068.8M
Indonesia1975131.8M
Indonesia2000216.1M
Indonesia2025285.7M
Indonesia2050320.7M
Indonesia2075317.7M
Indonesia2100295.5M
Iran195016.5M
Iran197533.8M
Iran200066.4M
Iran202592.4M
Iran2050101.9M
Iran207593.8M
Iran210080M

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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