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🇮🇩 Indonesia vs 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Population difference
30,501,682
285.7M
Indonesia
255.2M
Pakistan
12.0%
Indonesia is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on forest coverage, where Indonesia’s figure is 10.2× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Indonesia
by population · Asia
Pakistan
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
Pakistan255,219,554
Land Areakm²
Indonesia1,892,555 km²
Pakistan770,880 km²
Population Density/km²
Indonesia149/km²
Pakistan321/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Indonesia71.3 years
Pakistan67.8 years
GDP per Capita
Indonesia$5,060
Pakistan$1,596
Urban Population
Indonesia59.4%
Pakistan39.5%

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 Pakistan, side by side
IndicatorIndonesiaPakistanIndonesia vs Pakistan
Population285,721,2364th of 240255,219,5545th of 24012% higher
Annual Growth Rate+0.79%123rd of 240+1.56%72nd of 24050% lower
Population Density/km²149/km²84th of 240321/km²42nd of 24054% lower
Land Areakm²1,892,555 km²14th of 240770,880 km²35th of 2402.5× higher
Urban Population59.4%146th of 24039.5%192nd of 24050% higher
GDP per Capita$5,060162nd of 240$1,596208th of 2403.2× higher
GDP Growth+5.1%48th of 210+3.7%91st of 21038% higher
Life Expectancyyears71.3 years166th of 24067.8 years191st of 2405% higher
Fertility Ratebirths per woman2.12 births per woman101st of 2403.55 births per woman44th of 24040% lower
Birth Rateper 1,00015.8 per 1,00099th of 21327.4 per 1,00041st of 21342% lower
Death Rateper 1,0007.6 per 1,00092nd of 2136.4 per 1,000139th of 21318% higher
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births15.2 per 1,000 live births112th of 19448.2 per 1,000 live births181st of 1943.2× lower
Unemployment Rate3.2%48th of 1865.4%100th of 18640% lower
Inflation Rate1.9%131st of 1913.5%79th of 19146% lower
Poverty Rate9.0%21st of 16421.9%85th of 16459% lower
Gini Index34.481st of 17033.565th of 1703% higher
Health Spendingof GDP2.7% of GDP184th of 1922.5% of GDP187th of 1927% higher
Physiciansper 1,0000.52 per 1,000150th of 2061.16 per 1,000119th of 20655% lower
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.37 per 1,000139th of 1990.63 per 1,000178th of 1992.2× higher
Literacy Rate96.0%77th of 17558.9%159th of 1751.6× higher
Education Spendingof GDP1.3% of GDP195th of 2021.9% of GDP185th of 20235% lower
School Enrollmentgross, secondary97.2% gross, secondary75th of 20748.3% gross, secondary180th of 2072.0× higher
Renewable Energyof final consumption20.2% of final consumption106th of 21141.6% of final consumption59th of 21151% lower
Forest Coverageof land area47.7% of land area56th of 2114.7% of land area177th of 21143.1 points apart
Internet Penetration72.8%124th of 21157.3%154th of 21127% higher
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people122.5 per 100 people82nd of 21276.9 per 100 people168th of 21259% higher
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births140 per 100,000 live births141st of 193155 per 100,000 live births145th of 19310% lower
Military Spendingof GDP0.78% of GDP135th of 1632.67% of GDP39th of 1633.4× lower
Protected Areasof land area12.0% of land area145th of 21119.1% of land area93rd of 21137% lower
Median Ageyears30.4 years133rd of 24020.6 years196th of 24047% higher
Mean Years of Schoolingyears9.1 years84th of 1486.4 years123rd of 14841% higher
Human Development Index0.728112th of 1920.544167th of 19234% higher
Happiness Index/ 105.62/ 1091st of 1644.87/ 10112th of 16415% higher
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita2.87 tonnes per capita113th of 2120.72 tonnes per capita167th of 2124.0× higher
Obesity Rate12.0%155th of 19823.5%104th of 19849% 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.

IndonesiaPakistan
0100M200M300M400M500M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Indonesia and Pakistan population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Indonesia195068.8M
Indonesia1975131.8M
Indonesia2000216.1M
Indonesia2025285.7M
Indonesia2050320.7M
Indonesia2075317.7M
Indonesia2100295.5M
Pakistan195035.8M
Pakistan197569.5M
Pakistan2000154.9M
Pakistan2025255.2M
Pakistan2050371.9M
Pakistan2075466.7M
Pakistan2100511M

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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