Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
be 80.5% less likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
live 3.6 years less
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 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 29.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% as of 2023.
make 71.6% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $49,600 as of 2023, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $14,100 as of 2023.
Life
be 10.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Indonesia, 173.0 women do as of 2020.
be 60.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 38.0% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Indonesia, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 55.1% less on education
Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Indonesia spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 40.4% less on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 20.7 times more coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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 Saudi Arabia? See an in-depth size comparison.