Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Western Sahara instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
live 8.6 years less
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Western Sahara, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 82.3% less money
Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2023, while in Western Sahara, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2007.
Life
have 89.2% more children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Western Sahara, there are 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more 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 Western Sahara, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.0% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Western Sahara, that number is 1,110 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Western Sahara: At a glance
How big is Western Sahara compared to Indonesia? See an in-depth size comparison.