Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Iran, you would:
Health
be 73.3% less likely to be obese
In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
live 2.2 years less
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 60.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 8.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 3.5% as of 2022.
be 49.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.5% as of 2022.
make 20.0% less money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $15,500 as of 2022, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2022.
Life
be 7.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Indonesia, 173.0 women do as of 2020.
be 33.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Indonesia, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.5% less likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Indonesia, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 35.8% less on healthcare
Iran spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 22.4 times more coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Indonesia: At a glance
How big is Indonesia compared to Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.