Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of South Korea, you would:
Health
live 9.9 years less
In South Korea, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
be 46.8% more likely to be obese
In South Korea, 4.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 34.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In South Korea, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.5% as of 2022.
pay a 21.1% lower top tax rate
South Korea has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Indonesia, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 72.8% less money
South Korea has a GDP per capita of $45,600 as of 2022, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2022.
be 21.0% more likely to be unemployed
In South Korea, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 3.5% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In South Korea, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Indonesia, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 21.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In South Korea, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Indonesia, 173.0 women do as of 2020.
be 6.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In South Korea, approximately 2.9 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 36.7% less likely to have internet access
In South Korea, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Indonesia, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 25.5% less on education
South Korea spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Indonesia spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 59.5% less on healthcare
South Korea spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 22.7 times more coastline
South Korea has a total of 2,413 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, National Tax Service, South Korea.
Indonesia: At a glance
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