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Population Review

World Bank · 14 metrics compared

Indonesia vs Australia

Indonesia and Australia compared across 14 demographic and economic metrics. Australia leads in 6 of the comparable categories.

3

Indonesia wins

6

Australia wins

MetricIndonesiaAustralia
Population281,190,06726,659,922
GDP Per Capita$4,876$65,058
Life Expectancy71.183.1
Population Growth Rate0.842.43
Urban Population58.1%87.5%
Fertility Rate2.131.50
Infant Mortality (per 1000)15.73.1
Literacy Rate96.0%-
Unemployment Rate3.3%3.7%
Internet Users66.5%96.1%
CO2 Per Capita (tonnes)--
Physicians Per 10000.524.09
Gini Index36.133.8
Forest Area47.7%17.4%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Indonesia has a population of 281,190,067 compared to Australia's 26,659,922.

Across the metrics compared, Indonesia leads in 3 categories while Australia leads in 6. However, "better" depends on what matters most to you, income, cost of living, education, climate, and personal preferences all play a role.

International data from the World Bank Open Data API. Population and economic data are latest available estimates.

Comparison based on World Bank Open Data. Most recent available year used for each metric. Green highlighting indicates favorable values where applicable.