Indonesia
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Indonesia.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Indonesia is the world's largest island nation, spread across thousands of islands.
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Indonesia vs Malaysia
126 shared metrics.
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Malaysia
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Name origin: devised in the early 19th century by British geographers.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Malaysia is split by the South China Sea: one part on the Malay Peninsula, another on Borneo.
Analysis
Malaysia leads in 67 of 126 shared metrics, while Indonesia leads in 59.
Indonesia's Water Withdrawal is 32.2x that of Malaysia (222.63 B m³ vs 6.7 B m³).
Indonesia's Irrigated Land is 14.2x that of Malaysia (67.2K km² vs 4.4K km²).
Indonesia's Coastline Length is 10.7x that of Malaysia (54.7K km vs 4.7K km).
Indonesia's Water Stress (%) is 8.5x that of Malaysia (11.03% vs 1.2%).
Indonesia's Population is 7.1x that of Malaysia (283.59M vs 34.91M).
Key Comparisons
Water WithdrawalIndonesia leads
Indonesia
222.63 B m³
Malaysia
6.7 B m³
Irrigated LandIndonesia leads
Indonesia
67.2K km²
Malaysia
4.4K km²
Coastline LengthIndonesia leads
Indonesia
54.7K km
Malaysia
4.7K km
Water Stress (%)Indonesia leads
Indonesia
11.03%
Malaysia
1.2%
PopulationIndonesia leads
Indonesia
283.59M
Malaysia
34.91M
Merchant Fleet SizeIndonesia leads
Indonesia
11.4K
Malaysia
1.8K
All Metrics
Water Withdrawal
IndonesiaIndonesia
222.63 B m³
Malaysia
6.7 B m³
3219% higher
Irrigated Land
IndonesiaIndonesia
67.2K km²
Malaysia
4.4K km²
1421% higher
Coastline Length
IndonesiaIndonesia
54.7K km
Malaysia
4.7K km
1070% higher
Water Stress (%)
IndonesiaIndonesia
11.03%
Malaysia
1.2%
854% higher
Population
IndonesiaIndonesia
283.59M
Malaysia
34.91M
712% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
IndonesiaIndonesia
11.4K
Malaysia
1.8K
553% higher
Airports
IndonesiaIndonesia
623
Malaysia
100
523% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
IndonesiaIndonesia
29.5% of firms
Malaysia
4.9% of firms
507% higher
Land Area
IndonesiaIndonesia
1.89M km²
Malaysia
328.6K km²
476% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
IndonesiaIndonesia
20.34% of firms
Malaysia
3.8% of firms
435% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
IndonesiaIndonesia
676.0K
Malaysia
136.0K
397% higher
Forest Area
IndonesiaIndonesia
903.2K km²
Malaysia
189.6K km²
376% higher
Teen Birth Rate
IndonesiaIndonesia
26.42 per 1k
Malaysia
6.0 per 1k
343% higher
Railway Length
IndonesiaIndonesia
8.2K km
Malaysia
1.9K km
341% higher
Time Zones Count
IndonesiaIndonesia
7.0 time zones
Malaysia
2.0 time zones
250% higher
GDP (Nominal)
IndonesiaIndonesia
$1,396,300,098,190.97
Malaysia
$422,227,005,428.69
231% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
IndonesiaIndonesia
812.2 Mt CO2e
Malaysia
295.95 Mt CO2e
174% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
IndonesiaIndonesia
20.2%
Malaysia
7.5%
169% higher
Child Mortality
IndonesiaIndonesia
20.6 per 1k births
Malaysia
8.1 per 1k births
154% higher
Infant Mortality
IndonesiaIndonesia
17 per 1k births
Malaysia
6.8 per 1k births
150% higher
Political Corruption Index
IndonesiaIndonesia
0.80
Malaysia
0.32
147% higher
Air Passengers
IndonesiaIndonesia
97.05M
Malaysia
46.70M
108% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
MalaysiaIndonesia
0.03 per 100k people
Malaysia
0.59 per 100k people
94% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
MalaysiaIndonesia
0.74 per 1M people
Malaysia
10.11 per 1M people
93% lower
Beer Consumption
MalaysiaIndonesia
0.04 L/person/yr
Malaysia
0.51 L/person/yr
92% lower
Spirits Consumption
MalaysiaIndonesia
0.01 L/person/yr
Malaysia
0.11 L/person/yr
90% lower
Alcohol Consumption
MalaysiaIndonesia
0.07 L/adult/yr
Malaysia
0.74 L/adult/yr
90% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
IndonesiaIndonesia
70.83M kW
Malaysia
37.22M kW
90% higher
Electricity Generation
IndonesiaIndonesia
375.11 TWh
Malaysia
198.22 TWh
89% higher
Capital Elevation
MalaysiaIndonesia
8.0 m
Malaysia
66 m
88% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
MalaysiaIndonesia
8.7%
Malaysia
58.63%
85% lower
Solar Electricity Share
MalaysiaIndonesia
0.36%
Malaysia
2.2%
84% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
IndonesiaIndonesia
31% of adults
Malaysia
16.9% of adults
83% higher
Suicide Rate
MalaysiaIndonesia
1.2 per 100k
Malaysia
5.7 per 100k
79% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
MalaysiaIndonesia
11.7 kg/person/yr
Malaysia
52.9 kg/person/yr
78% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
MalaysiaIndonesia
0.52 per 1k
Malaysia
2.3 per 1k
78% lower
Smoking Rate
IndonesiaIndonesia
38.2%
Malaysia
22%
74% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
MalaysiaIndonesia
$127.44
Malaysia
$458.22
72% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
MalaysiaIndonesia
1.4K kWh/person
Malaysia
5.0K kWh/person
71% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
MalaysiaIndonesia
0.28% of GDP
Malaysia
0.95% of GDP
70% lower
Exports (% GDP)
MalaysiaIndonesia
22.18% of GDP
Malaysia
71.34% of GDP
69% lower
Imports (% GDP)
MalaysiaIndonesia
20.39% of GDP
Malaysia
66.02% of GDP
69% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
MalaysiaIndonesia
30.46%
Malaysia
94.7%
68% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
IndonesiaIndonesia
10 sites
Malaysia
6.0 sites
67% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
MalaysiaIndonesia
976.95 kg oil eq/person
Malaysia
2.9K kg oil eq/person
66% lower
CO2 Per Capita
MalaysiaIndonesia
2.9 t/person/yr
Malaysia
8.2 t/person/yr
65% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
MalaysiaIndonesia
1.3% of GDP
Malaysia
3.5% of GDP
64% lower
Broadband Access (%)
MalaysiaIndonesia
5.0 per 100 people
Malaysia
13 per 100 people
62% lower
Homicide Rate
MalaysiaIndonesia
0.30 per 100k
Malaysia
0.73 per 100k
59% lower
Domestic Patents
IndonesiaIndonesia
1.4K
Malaysia
883
58% higher
GNI Per Capita
MalaysiaIndonesia
$4,910
Malaysia
$11,650
58% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
MalaysiaIndonesia
$16,448.28
Malaysia
$38,779.28
58% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
IndonesiaIndonesia
21.03%
Malaysia
13.51%
56% higher
Shipping Traffic
MalaysiaIndonesia
12.38M
Malaysia
27.29M
55% lower
Credit Card Ownership
MalaysiaIndonesia
5.9% of adults
Malaysia
13.18% of adults
55% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
MalaysiaIndonesia
18.72% of adults
Malaysia
40.6% of adults
54% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
MalaysiaIndonesia
1.7% of GDP
Malaysia
3.7% of GDP
53% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
MalaysiaIndonesia
22.01% of adults
Malaysia
44.5% of adults
51% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
IndonesiaIndonesia
12 days/yr
Malaysia
8.0 days/yr
50% higher
Obesity Rate
MalaysiaIndonesia
11.5%
Malaysia
22.4%
49% lower
Digital Payments Used
MalaysiaIndonesia
42.69% of adults
Malaysia
77.47% of adults
45% lower
Researchers
MalaysiaIndonesia
395.34 per 1M
Malaysia
711.51 per 1M
44% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
MalaysiaIndonesia
485.2 per 1k people
Malaysia
868.62 per 1k people
44% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
MalaysiaIndonesia
12.7% of firms
Malaysia
22.32% of firms
43% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
MalaysiaIndonesia
14.82 kg/person/yr
Malaysia
25.28 kg/person/yr
41% lower
Population Density
IndonesiaIndonesia
148.58 /km²
Malaysia
106.91 /km²
39% higher
Coal Electricity Share
IndonesiaIndonesia
61.48%
Malaysia
44.56%
38% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
MalaysiaIndonesia
34 pts
Malaysia
52 pts
35% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
IndonesiaIndonesia
10.95%
Malaysia
8.3%
32% higher
Food Waste per Person
MalaysiaIndonesia
143.5 kg/person/yr
Malaysia
209.53 kg/person/yr
32% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
MalaysiaIndonesia
2.7% of GDP
Malaysia
3.9% of GDP
31% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
MalaysiaIndonesia
1.4 per 1k
Malaysia
2.0 per 1k
30% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
MalaysiaIndonesia
45.34% of GDP
Malaysia
64.3% of GDP
29% lower
Big Mac Price
MalaysiaIndonesia
$2.52
Malaysia
$3.39
26% lower
Internet Users (%)
MalaysiaIndonesia
72.78%
Malaysia
98.02%
26% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
IndonesiaIndonesia
31.8% of firms
Malaysia
25.54% of firms
25% higher
Urban Population (%)
MalaysiaIndonesia
58.75%
Malaysia
76.92%
24% lower
Inflation Rate
IndonesiaIndonesia
2.2%
Malaysia
1.8%
21% higher
Scientific Publications
IndonesiaIndonesia
31.9K
Malaysia
26.5K
21% higher
Military Spending
MalaysiaIndonesia
0.78% of GDP
Malaysia
0.99% of GDP
21% lower
Highest Elevation
IndonesiaIndonesia
4.9K m
Malaysia
4.1K m
19% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
MalaysiaIndonesia
11.3 per 100k
Malaysia
13.9 per 100k
19% lower
Death Rate
IndonesiaIndonesia
6.8 per 1k
Malaysia
5.8 per 1k
18% higher
University Enrollment Rate
IndonesiaIndonesia
44.88%
Malaysia
38.5%
17% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
MalaysiaIndonesia
0.30
Malaysia
0.35
17% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
MalaysiaIndonesia
47.72%
Malaysia
57.72%
17% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
IndonesiaIndonesia
0.69
Malaysia
0.59
17% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
MalaysiaIndonesia
44.71 kg/person/yr
Malaysia
53.33 kg/person/yr
16% lower
Inequality (Gini)
MalaysiaIndonesia
34.9
Malaysia
40.7
14% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
MalaysiaIndonesia
38.36 hrs/week
Malaysia
44.7 hrs/week
14% lower
Unemployment Rate
MalaysiaIndonesia
3.3%
Malaysia
3.8%
14% lower
Youth Population (%)
IndonesiaIndonesia
24.6%
Malaysia
21.79%
13% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
IndonesiaIndonesia
680.25 gCO2/kWh
Malaysia
601.97 gCO2/kWh
13% higher
Dependency Ratio
IndonesiaIndonesia
46.81% of working-age pop.
Malaysia
41.89% of working-age pop.
12% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
IndonesiaIndonesia
29.13%
Malaysia
26.09%
12% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
MalaysiaIndonesia
123 per 100 people
Malaysia
140 per 100 people
12% lower
Fertility Rate
IndonesiaIndonesia
1.9 children/woman
Malaysia
1.7 children/woman
12% higher
Human Development Index
MalaysiaIndonesia
0.73
Malaysia
0.82
11% lower
Foreign Patents
IndonesiaIndonesia
7.4K
Malaysia
6.7K
11% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
MalaysiaIndonesia
46.04 per 100k
Malaysia
51.84 per 100k
11% lower
Protected Land (%)
MalaysiaIndonesia
12%
Malaysia
13.3%
10% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
IndonesiaIndonesia
17.88 µg/m³
Malaysia
16.19 µg/m³
10% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
IndonesiaIndonesia
12.98% of youth labor force
Malaysia
11.95% of youth labor force
9% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
MalaysiaIndonesia
88.2%
Malaysia
96.02%
8% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
MalaysiaIndonesia
0.46
Malaysia
0.50
8% lower
Land Border Length
IndonesiaIndonesia
3.0K km
Malaysia
2.7K km
8% higher
Life Expectancy
MalaysiaIndonesia
71.1 years
Malaysia
76.7 years
7% lower
Women in Senior Management
IndonesiaIndonesia
24.82% of managers
Malaysia
23.22% of managers
7% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
IndonesiaIndonesia
95.35% of adults
Malaysia
89.37% of adults
7% higher
Tourist Arrivals
MalaysiaIndonesia
4.05M
Malaysia
4.33M
6% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
MalaysiaIndonesia
0.73
Malaysia
0.77
6% lower
Life Evaluation Score
MalaysiaIndonesia
5.6 pts
Malaysia
6.0 pts
6% lower
Elderly Population (%)
MalaysiaIndonesia
7.3%
Malaysia
7.7%
6% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
MalaysiaIndonesia
39% of adults
Malaysia
41% of adults
5% lower
Birth Rate
IndonesiaIndonesia
14.55 per 1k
Malaysia
14.05 per 1k
4% higher
Tourism Revenue
IndonesiaIndonesia
$3,533,000,000
Malaysia
$3,386,000,000
4% higher
Median Age
MalaysiaIndonesia
29.8 years
Malaysia
30.1 years
1% lower
Electricity Access (%)
MalaysiaIndonesia
99.4%
Malaysia
100%
1% lower
GDP Growth Rate
MalaysiaIndonesia
5.0%
Malaysia
5.1%
1% lower
Wind Electricity Share
IndonesiaIndonesia
0.13%
Malaysia
0%
ranked higher
Adult Literacy Rate
IndonesiaIndonesia
96%
Malaysia
95.77%
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
IndonesiaIndonesia
0.00 per 1M people
Malaysia
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
IndonesiaIndonesia
0 m
Malaysia
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
IndonesiaIndonesia
1.0
Malaysia
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
MalaysiaIndonesia
-0.1% of GDP
Malaysia
1.6% of GDP
ranked lower
Border Neighbors
IndonesiaIndonesia
3.0
Malaysia
3.0
equal
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