Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Germany instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
live 8.4 years longer
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Germany, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to be obese
In Indonesia, 6.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Germany, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.4 times more money
Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2022, while in Germany, the GDP per capita is $54,000 as of 2022.
be 54.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Indonesia, 9.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Germany, however, that number is 14.7% as of 2021.
pay a 58.3% higher top tax rate
Indonesia has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Germany, the top tax rate is 47.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 97.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Germany, 4.0 women do as of 2020.
be 83.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Germany, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 39.9% fewer children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Germany, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 46.8% more likely to have internet access
In Indonesia, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Germany, about 91.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 34.3% more on education
Indonesia spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Germany spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.8 times more on healthcare
Indonesia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Germany, that number is 12.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.6% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Germany, that number is 2,389 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Direktorat Jenderal Pajak.
Germany: At a glance
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