Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 70.9% less likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
live 1.7 years less
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 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
make 2.1 times more money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2022, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2022.
be 30.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 3.5% as of 2022.
be 61.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 16.2% more likely to be literate
In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Indonesia, it is 96.0% as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Indonesia, 173.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 15.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Indonesia, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 12.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Indonesia, that number is 93% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 87% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.9% less on education
Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Indonesia spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 60.5% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 60.1 times more coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 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
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