Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 72.7% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
live 8.6 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 22.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 3.5% as of 2022.
be 32.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.5% as of 2022.
pay a 37.5% lower top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Indonesia, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 89.0% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $112,400 as of 2022, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2022.
Life
have 33.3% more children
In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 34.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Indonesia, 173.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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 34.7% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Indonesia, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 52.1% less on healthcare
Ireland spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 12.9% more on education
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Indonesia spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 37.8 times more coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
Indonesia: At a glance
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