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Indonesia vs United Kingdom: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 179 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Indonesia
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Leads on 71 of 179 metrics
United Kingdom
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Leads on 99 of 179 metrics

Summary

Indonesia has 4.1 times as many people as United Kingdom (287.95 million vs 69.96 million). United Kingdom's economy is 2.5 times the size of Indonesia's ($4.1 trillion vs $1.61 trillion GDP).

Comparing Indonesia and United Kingdom: Indonesia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (950,000) against United Kingdom (1.29); Indonesia leads on Oil Imports (767,400) against United Kingdom (1.45); Indonesia leads on Oil Exports (404,100) against United Kingdom (1.31). Across 179 compared metrics, Indonesia wins on 71 and United Kingdom wins on 99.

  • Communications: 9 metrics compared
  • Economy: 69 metrics compared
  • Environment: 12 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 9 metrics compared
  • Health: 24 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 40 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡© IndonesiašŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ United KingdomShare
Fixed Broadband Penetration4.92 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants42.16 subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsā˜…
Internet Penetration Rate (%)72.78 %95.47 %ā˜…
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)69.21 %96.3 %ā˜…
Internet Userspercent of population: 69% (2023 est.)percent of population: 96% (2023 est.)
Mobile Internet Speed4.92 Mbps42.16 Mbpsā˜…
Press Freedom Index Score44.13 points78.89 pointsā˜…
Radios31.584.5ā˜…
Televisions13.7530.5ā˜…
Waterways21,579ā˜…3,200

Economy

69 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡© IndonesiašŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ United KingdomShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country195.20B $ā˜…31.15B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars1.61T $4.10T $ā˜…
AI Investment (% of GDP)31.4 %ā˜…19.12 %
Apple Import Volume154.33M tonnes326.31M tonnesā˜…
Bank Account Ownership Rate56.33 %99.28 %ā˜…
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6.37 %ā˜…0.25 %
Coal Revenue1.06ā˜…0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)11.07 %ā˜…4.38 %
Corporate Tax Rate Trends25 %ā˜…19 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP10 % of GDPā˜…
Ease of Doing Business Index69.693.8ā˜…
Electricity Consumption213.4309.2ā˜…
Electricity Exports02.15ā˜…
Electricity from Fossil Fuels85ā˜…50
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants9ā˜…2
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09ā˜…
Electricity from Other Renewables639ā˜…
Electricity Imports693ā˜…19.7
Electricity Installed Capacity61.4397.06ā˜…
Electricity Production235.4318.2ā˜…
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)37.39 USD per capita94.28 USD per capitaā˜…
Female Labor Force Participation Rate55.86 %73.49 %ā˜…
Gender Pay Gap Percentage13.46 %14.58 %ā˜…
Gender Wage Gap13.46 %ā˜…14.58 %
Gini Index Coefficient34.9ā˜…32.4
Gross Fixed Investment33.6ā˜…13.9
Gross National Saving31.7ā˜…13.6
High-Tech Export Percentage32.04 %63.43 %ā˜…
Highest GDP per Capita Countries15,091.01 USD53,993.12 USDā˜…
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.2 %ā˜…-0.5 %
Inflation Rate1.91 %ā˜…3.88 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.7 %3.3 %ā˜…
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.8 % of GDP2.4 % of GDPā˜…
Natural Gas Consumption42.3279.17ā˜…
Natural Gas Exports29.78ā˜…11.27
Natural Gas Imports047ā˜…
Natural Gas Production72.09ā˜…42.11
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.87176ā˜…
Number of AI Patents Filed2 patents189 patentsā˜…
Oil Consumption1.291.62ā˜…
Oil Exports404,100ā˜…1.31
Oil Imports767,400ā˜…1.45
Oil Production1.031.39ā˜…
Oil Proved Reserves3.99ā˜…2.86
Population Below Poverty Line9 peopleā˜…18.6 people
Public Debt45.34ā˜…138.6
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)0.28 %2.94 %ā˜…
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5 USDā˜…1.1 USD
Real Interest Rate Trends6.79 %ā˜…-1.08 %
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.6ā˜…1.58
Refined Petroleum Products Exports79,930613,800ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Imports591,500907,500ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Production950,000ā˜…1.29
Remittances1.1ā˜…0.1
Researchers in R&D per Million214.08 researchers4,472.69 researchersā˜…
Revenue from Forest Resources0.39ā˜…0.01
Robotics Research Funding0.28 USD2.94 USDā˜…
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)8.560.5ā˜…
Tax Burden (% of GDP)11.06 %ā˜…24.01 %
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)11.06 % of GDP24.01 % of GDPā˜…
Taxes and Other Revenues11.627.4ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries309.75B USD1.14T USDā˜…
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)1.54 %1.91 %ā˜…
Total Number of Billionaires3356ā˜…
Tourism Contribution to GDP2.24 %ā˜…1.77 %
Tourism Revenue (% of GDP)2.24 %ā˜…1.77 %
Unemployment Rate3.3 %ā˜…4.2 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate67.97 %61.37 %ā˜…
Youth Unemployment Rate12.98 %ā˜…14.65 %

Environment

12 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡© IndonesiašŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ United KingdomShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)49.86M5.08Mā˜…
Annual Forest Area Change Rate81,479.69 %ā˜…12,600 %
Average Annual Temperature25.5 Ā°Cā˜…10.37 Ā°C
Carbon Dioxide Emissions829.66340.94ā˜…
Continental Shelfto depth of exploitation;200
Global Precipitation Distribution3,661.64 mmā˜…962.53 mm
Population Distributionmajor concentration on the island of Java, which is considered one of the most densely populated places on earth; of the outer islands, Sumatra contains some of the most significant clusters, particularly in the south near the Selat Sunda and along the nothe core of the population lies in and around London, with significant clusters found in central Britain around Manchester and Liverpool, in the Scottish lowlands between Edinburgh and Glasgow, in southern Wales in and around Cardiff, and in far-eastern N
Protected Land Area for Adaptation11.94 sq km28.58 sq kmā˜…
Protected Land Area Percentage12 %28.4 %ā˜…
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country457.4 Cubic meters per yearā˜…9.8 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.02147ā˜…
Total Threatened Mammal Species212 species4 speciesā˜…

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡© IndonesiašŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ United KingdomShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization6.34 %9.75 %ā˜…
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)178.95ā˜…115
Agricultural land566,387.6 sq. kmā˜…172,448.2 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km1.89Mā˜…241,930
Coastline Length (km)54,716 kmā˜…12,429 km
Dam capacity per capita83.21 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…75.83 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land67,220ā˜…718

Government

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡© IndonesiašŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ United KingdomShare
Rule of Law Index by Country52.07 %86.77 %ā˜…
Administrative Divisions35England: 24 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*) two-tier counties: Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Ess
Corruption Perception Index37 indexā˜…71 index
Corruption Perceptions Index Score37 index71 indexā˜…
Independence17no official date of independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms unite); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union unite England, Scotland, and
LGBT Rights Index Score-1.2910.98ā˜…
Prison Population Rate96 per 100,000ā˜…139.33 per 100,000
Public Sector Corruption Perception37ā˜…71
Suffrage Participation Rate1718ā˜…

Health

24 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡© IndonesiašŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ United KingdomShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water30.46 %99.82 %ā˜…
Average BMI for Adults22.5 kg/mĀ²27.3 kg/mĀ²ā˜…
Change in Measles Immunization Rate85 %89 %ā˜…
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)11.3ā˜…7.4
Female Life Expectancy Leaders71.29 years81.39 yearsā˜…
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends0.83 per 1,000 births0.25 per 1,000 birthsā˜…
Health Care Spending per Capita467.45 USD7,011.86 USDā˜…
Health Coverage Index Score67 score88 scoreā˜…
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.7 % of GDP11.3 % of GDPā˜…
Highest Male Life Expectancy71.29 years81.39 yearsā˜…
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1.4 people/sq km2.4 people/sq kmā˜…
Hospital Beds per Capita1.4 beds per 1,0002.42 beds per 1,000ā˜…
Low Birth Weight Prevalence9.93 %6.83 %ā˜…
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)140 %8 %ā˜…
Mean Age at First Birth22.429ā˜…
Nurses and Midwives Density3.24 per 1,000 people9.55 per 1,000 peopleā˜…
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)6.9 %ā˜…27.8 %
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending31.08 %14.63 %ā˜…
People Living With HIV/AIDS540,000NA
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people14 per 100,000 peopleā˜…
Public Health Spending (% of GDP)1.48 %8.98 %ā˜…
Total Number of Doctors0.523.3ā˜…
Underweight Children Under 515.90.6ā˜…

Military and Security

3 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡© IndonesiašŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ United KingdomShare
Active Military Personnel396,000 personnelā˜…150,000 personnel
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)1.04 %ā˜…2.35 %
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)676,000ā˜…153,000

People and Society

40 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡© IndonesiašŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ United KingdomShare
Currently married (Percent)69.41 %ā˜…46.59 %
Human Capital Index0.570.79ā˜…
Life expectancy at birth75.18 years83.69 yearsā˜…
Median age of population30.63 years40.33 yearsā˜…
Population Change2.42M personsā˜…377,688.2 persons
Population density150.7 per sq. kmā˜…288.63 per sq. km
Total population287.95M personsā˜…69.96M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.330.67ā˜…
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAACā˜…
Beer Consumption per Capita0.05 liters3.54 litersā˜…
Birth Rate (%)14.55 %ā˜…10.76 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate55.5 %76.1 %ā˜…
Crude Birth Rate15.76 per 1,000 peopleā˜…9.89 per 1,000 people
Death Rate (%)6.82 %ā˜…9.25 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)1.3 % of GDP5.9 % of GDPā˜…
Female population of reproductive age73.72M personsā˜…15.28M persons
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)49.89 %93.5 %ā˜…
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate4.92 %42.16 %ā˜…
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth105.69 male/femaleā˜…105.42 male/female
Human Development Index0.420.78ā˜…
Labor Force Participation Rate143.14ā˜…35.36
Learning-adjusted years of school8.42 years11.65 yearsā˜…
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population11.25 peopleā˜…9.65 people
Mean Male Height (cm)163.55177.49ā˜…
Mean Years of Schooling9.06 years12.9 yearsā˜…
Military Service Age and Obligation18ā˜…16
Old-Age Dependency Ratio10.36 %ā˜…30.33 %
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization86.06 %86.48 %ā˜…
Physician Density0.52 people/sq km3.3 people/sq kmā˜…
Population Growth Rate0.7 %ā˜…0.4 %
Population living in slums16.48 %ā˜…0.16 %
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio16.0615.13ā˜…
Total deaths1.95M persons675,626.2 personsā˜…
Total demand for family planning (Percent)48.28 %75.07 %ā˜…
Total fertility rate2.08 per womanā˜…1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-50,092.6 persons375,700.7 personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate18.6 per live births4.03 per live birthsā˜…
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate1.87 %ā˜…0.39 %
Voting Age Population82.11 millionsā˜…52.79 millions

Transportation

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡© IndonesiašŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ United KingdomShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.542.25ā˜…
Airports5561,057ā˜…
Civil Air Travelabout 216 commercial transport aircraft618
Heliports53139ā˜…

Travel and Tourism

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡© IndonesiašŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ United KingdomShare
Tourism Receipts per Capita17.75B USD84.55B USDā˜…

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡© IndonesiašŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ United KingdomShare
Current Bank Rate5.25 %ā˜…3.75 %

Frequently Asked Questions About Indonesia vs United Kingdom

Which has a larger population, Indonesia or United Kingdom?ā–¾

Indonesia. Indonesia has 4.1 times as many people as United Kingdom (287.95 million vs 69.96 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Indonesia or United Kingdom?ā–¾

United Kingdom. United Kingdom's economy is 2.5 times the size of Indonesia's ($4.1 trillion vs $1.61 trillion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Indonesia or United Kingdom?ā–¾

United Kingdom is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $58,622 in United Kingdom vs $5,591 in Indonesia (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).

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