Quality of Life Comparison


If you lived in Indonesia instead of Australia, you would:


be 76.2% less likely to be obese

In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people.

live 9.3 years less

In Australia, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women). In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women).


spend 33.3% less on taxes

Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0%. In Indonesia, the top tax rate is 30.0%.

make 75.3% less money

Australia has a GDP per capita of $50,300, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $12,400.


have 33.9% more children

In Australia, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people. In Indonesia, there are 16.2 babies per 1,000 people.

be 21.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor. In Indonesia, 126.0 women do.

be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Australia, approximately 4.3 children die before they reach the age of one. In Indonesia, on the other hand, 22.7 children do.

Basic Needs

be 19.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Australia, 100% of the population has electricity access. In Indonesia, 81% of the population do.

be 71.2% less likely to have internet access

In Australia, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access. In Indonesia, about 25.4% do.

be 12.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Australia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas). In Indonesia, that number is 87% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas).


spend 30.8% less on education

Australia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education. Indonesia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education.

spend 70.2% less on healthcare

Australia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Indonesia, that number is 2.8% of GDP.


see 2.1 times more coastline

Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.

Indonesia: At a glance


How big is Indonesia compared to Australia? See an in-depth size comparison.

The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak.


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