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🇮🇩 Indonesia vs 🇺🇸 United States

Population difference
56,063,621
285.7M
Indonesia
341.8M
United States
19.6%
United States is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on gdp per capita, where United States’s figure is 17.8× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Indonesia
by population · Asia
United States
by population · North America

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
United States341,784,857
Land Areakm²
Indonesia1,892,555 km²
United States9,147,420 km²
Population Density/km²
Indonesia149/km²
United States37/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Indonesia71.3 years
United States78.9 years
GDP per Capita
Indonesia$5,060
United States$90,027
Urban Population
Indonesia59.4%
United States80.2%

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 United States, side by side
IndicatorIndonesiaUnited StatesIndonesia vs United States
Population285,721,2364th of 240341,784,8573rd of 24016% lower
Annual Growth Rate+0.79%123rd of 240+0.52%143rd of 24050% higher
Population Density/km²149/km²84th of 24037/km²180th of 2404.0× higher
Land Areakm²1,892,555 km²14th of 2409,147,420 km²3rd of 2404.8× lower
Urban Population59.4%146th of 24080.2%65th of 24026% lower
GDP per Capita$5,060162nd of 240$90,02712th of 240$84,967 apart
GDP Growth+5.1%48th of 210+2.2%136th of 2102.4× higher
Life Expectancyyears71.3 years166th of 24078.9 years75th of 24010% lower
Fertility Ratebirths per woman2.12 births per woman101st of 2401.63 births per woman148th of 24030% higher
Birth Rateper 1,00015.8 per 1,00099th of 21310.6 per 1,000143rd of 21349% higher
Death Rateper 1,0007.6 per 1,00092nd of 2139.0 per 1,00060th of 21315% lower
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births15.2 per 1,000 live births112th of 1945.5 per 1,000 live births53rd of 1942.8× higher
Unemployment Rate3.2%48th of 1864.2%70th of 18623% lower
Inflation Rate1.9%131st of 1913.0%96th of 19135% lower
Poverty Rate9.0%21st of 16411.4%24th of 16421% lower
Gini Index34.481st of 17041.8135th of 17018% lower
Health Spendingof GDP2.7% of GDP184th of 19216.7% of GDP3rd of 1926.2× lower
Physiciansper 1,0000.52 per 1,000150th of 2063.68 per 1,00039th of 2067.0× lower
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.37 per 1,000139th of 1992.68 per 1,00084th of 19949% lower
Literacy Rate96.0%77th of 17599.0%29th of 1753% lower
Education Spendingof GDP1.3% of GDP195th of 2025.4% of GDP43rd of 2024.3× lower
School Enrollmentgross, secondary97.2% gross, secondary75th of 20797.5% gross, secondary74th of 2070% lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption20.2% of final consumption106th of 21110.9% of final consumption142nd of 2111.9× higher
Forest Coverageof land area47.7% of land area56th of 21133.9% of land area95th of 21141% higher
Internet Penetration72.8%124th of 21194.7%31st of 21123% lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people122.5 per 100 people82nd of 212113.2 per 100 people110th of 2128% higher
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births140 per 100,000 live births141st of 19317 per 100,000 live births65th of 1938.2× higher
Military Spendingof GDP0.78% of GDP135th of 1633.42% of GDP24th of 1634.4× lower
Protected Areasof land area12.0% of land area145th of 21112.9% of land area140th of 2117% lower
Median Ageyears30.4 years133rd of 24038.5 years79th of 24021% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears9.1 years84th of 14813.3 years4th of 14832% lower
Human Development Index0.728112th of 1920.93817th of 19222% lower
Happiness Index/ 105.62/ 1091st of 1646.82/ 1023rd of 16418% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita2.87 tonnes per capita113th of 21214.20 tonnes per capita12th of 2125.0× lower
Obesity Rate12.0%155th of 19841.8%18th of 1983.5× 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.

IndonesiaUnited States
0100M200M300M400M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Indonesia and United States population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Indonesia195068.8M
Indonesia1975131.8M
Indonesia2000216.1M
Indonesia2025285.7M
Indonesia2050320.7M
Indonesia2075317.7M
Indonesia2100295.5M
United States1950154.2M
United States1975219.1M
United States2000281.5M
United States2025347.3M
United States2050380.8M
United States2075402.9M
United States2100421.3M

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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