Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 73.6% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
live 10.3 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 57.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2023.
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Indonesia, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 70.8% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $14,100 as of 2023.
Life
be 57.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Indonesia, 173.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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.
have 22.5% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 31.1% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Indonesia, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 50.7% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Indonesia spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 59.0% less on healthcare
Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 200.4 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Indonesia: At a glance
How big is Indonesia compared to Israel? See an in-depth size comparison.