Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
live 10.6 years longer
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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 Iceland, that number is 21.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.5 times more money
Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2022, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $55,600 as of 2022.
pay a 54.3% higher top tax rate
Indonesia has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Iceland, the top tax rate is 46.3% as of 2016.
Life
be 98.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Iceland, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 91.6% 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 Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 14.9% fewer children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iceland, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 61.3% more likely to have internet access
In Indonesia, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iceland, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Indonesia spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Iceland spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.8 times more on healthcare
Indonesia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 90.9% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, Directorate of Internal Revenue.
Iceland: At a glance
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