Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Norway, you would:
Health
be 70.1% less likely to be obese
In Norway, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
live 9.5 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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 25.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.5% as of 2022.
pay a 22.1% lower top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Indonesia, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 81.6% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $67,500 as of 2022, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2022.
Life
have 42.3% more children
In Norway, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 86.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Indonesia, 173.0 women do as of 2020.
be 8.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 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 37.4% less likely to have internet access
In Norway, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Indonesia, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 40.7% less on education
Norway spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Indonesia spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 70.2% less on healthcare
Norway spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 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, Norwegian Tax Administration.
Indonesia: At a glance
How big is Indonesia compared to Norway? See an in-depth size comparison.