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Australia vs Indonesia
Side-by-side comparison of Australia and Indonesia from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Australia
East Asia & Pacific · nation age 125 years
Indonesia
East Asia & Pacific · nation age 81 years
In short
Australia scores 77.1 in the NationsTree Index (10th in the world) and Indonesia scores 56.1 (65th), a gap of 20.9 points. Their trees are 30 m and 43 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Indonesia has 10 times the population of Australia. Australia is 4.0 times larger than Indonesia by land area. Indonesia has an economy 2.5 times the size of Australia (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Australia 27.6 million and Indonesia 285.7 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $71,934 in Australia and $17,660 in Indonesia (2025, international dollars). People in Australia live on average 11.8 years longer (83.1 vs 71.3 years).
Of 32 indicators reported by both countries, Australia ranks higher in the world on 25 and Indonesia on 7. Australia is clearly stronger in society & health, institutions & safety and infrastructure & digital. Indonesia is clearly stronger in main industries.
As a nation, Australia is the older of the two (statehood since 1901, 125 years), compared with Indonesia (since 1945). Over the last five years Indonesia improved faster (direction score 82 vs 34 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Australia and Indonesia.
Australiabetter
85.1
10th of 207
Indonesia
37.7
134th of 207
GDP per personEconomy
Australiabetter
$65,130
19th of 210
Indonesia
$5,060
139th of 210
Life expectancySociety & health
Australiabetter
83.1
22nd of 217
Indonesia
71.3
146th of 217
Access to electricityInfrastructure & digital
Australiabetter
100.0%
1st of 215
Indonesia
99.9%
123rd of 215
GNI per person (Atlas)Economy
Australiabetter
$64,120
16th of 201
Indonesia
$5,120
128th of 201
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Australia has been ahead of Indonesia in the NationsTree Index in every year since 1996.
Australia has been ahead of Indonesia in GDP per person (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Indonesia has been ahead of Australia in GDP (PPP) and population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
AustraliaIndonesia All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Australia | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 7,741,2206th/216 · 2024 | 1,916,90714th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 7,688,2876th/216 · 2024 | 1,892,41014th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 27.6 m55th/217 · 2025 | 285.7 m4th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 1.53%69th/217 · 2025 | 0.78%115th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 3.5214th/216 · 2024 | 149.877th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 87.7%41st/217 · 2025 | 59.4%130th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 17.7%144th/217 · 2025 | 24.2%100th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 18.1%48th/217 · 2025 | 7.5%119th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $1.80 trn15th/210 · 2025 | $1.45 trn17th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $1.99 trn20th/199 · 2025 | $5.05 trn7th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $1.66 trn21st/199 · 2025 | $4.31 trn7th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $65,13019th/210 · 2025 | $5,060139th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $71,93428th/199 · 2025 | $17,660114th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $64,12016th/201 · 2025 | $5,120128th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 1.4%163rd/210 · 2025 | 5.1%47th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 2.9%85th/180 · 2025 | 1.9%57th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 4.1%69th/187 · 2025 | 3.2%48th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 57.9%29th/55 · 2022 | 30.0%2009 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 51.9%88th/189 · 2025 | 40.9%64th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -2.9%102nd/192 · 2025 | -2.9%102nd/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 2.3%144th/197 · 2025 | 13.1%59th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 23.9%100th/200 · 2025 | 38.7%19th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 5.3%149th/192 · 2025 | 19.1%24th/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 67.5%44th/200 · 2025 | 43.9%172nd/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $418.06 bn23rd/182 · 2025 | $330.28 bn30th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $407.49 bn22nd/182 · 2025 | $297.00 bn31st/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 23.2%130th/183 · 2025 | 22.8%132nd/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 22.7%159th/183 · 2025 | 20.5%164th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 45.9%153rd/183 · 2025 | 43.4%155th/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 26.9%31st/170 · 2025 | 16.0%40th/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 9.8%134th/171 · 2025 | 47.4%69th/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 13.7%95th/171 · 2025 | 22.9%64th/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 34.6%12th/171 · 2025 | 9.2%41st/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 25.2%22nd/168 · 2024 | 8.7%75th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -2.6%107th/191 · 2025 | -0.1%77th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 2.1%97th/196 · 2025 | 1.6%119th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 13.4%37th/209 · 2021 | 5.2%71st/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.26%69th/197 · 2021 | 0.77%48th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 1.72%25th/197 · 2021 | 0.84%32nd/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.79%8th/195 · 2021 | 1.22%6th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 10.47%11th/209 · 2021 | 1.91%38th/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.12%108th/209 · 2021 | 0.42%74th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 4.1%145th/206 · 2024 | 9.3%107th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 18,90932nd/183 · 2022 | 7,24056th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 1.8 m74th/194 · 2020 | 4.1 m44th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $26.23 bn5th/175 · 2020 | $3.53 bn37th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 8.7%65th/168 · 2020 | 2.0%128th/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | 2.8 m42nd/107 · 2020 | 2.9 m39th/107 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 83.122nd/217 · 2024 | 71.3146th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 3.625th/196 · 2024 | 17.7115th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 4.0929th/174 · 2022 | 0.52123rd/174 · 2023 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.82016 | 1.4104th/145 · 2023 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 93%81st/193 · 2024 | 78%150th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 93.2%37th/153 · 2024 | 56.7%104th/153 · 2023 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 131.9%8th/173 · 2024 | 97.2%73rd/173 · 2025 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | — | 65.1%19th/55 · 2022 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 28.2%48th/217 · 2025 | 11.1%121st/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 10.4%25th/193 · 2023 | 2.7%185th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | — | 96.0%33rd/98 · 2020 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 108.4%8th/150 · 2024 | 44.9%87th/150 · 2023 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.9587th/193 · 2023 | 0.728113th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 33.82020 | 34.458th/108 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 0.9%2020 | 3.7%72nd/108 · 2025 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 | 99.9%123rd/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | — | 30.5%128th/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 95.8%22nd/144 · 2024 | — |
| Internet users % of population | 96.1%19th/186 · 2024 | 72.8%117th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 113113th/210 · 2024 | 12382nd/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 36.537th/208 · 2024 | 4.9140th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 4.109th/164 · 2022 | 2.9058th/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | — | 5,48325th/82 · 2019 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 69.0 m17th/161 · 2023 | 97.0 m9th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 14.10192nd/203 · 2024 | 2.87109th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 12.3%130th/212 · 2021 | 20.2%106th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 6.420th/200 · 2023 | 20.8124th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 17.4%138th/214 · 2024 | 50.7%57th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 5,00016th/149 · 2024 | 1,02089th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 88.211th/205 · 2025 | 57.682nd/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 85.110th/207 · 2025 | 37.7134th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 82.720th/207 · 2025 | 54.4114th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 79.360th/207 · 2025 | 52.7170th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 84.25th/205 · 2025 | 57.385th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 83.715th/205 · 2025 | 54.7111th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 0.934th/145 · 2023 | 0.37th/145 · 2022 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $35.33 bn17th/156 · 2025 | $15.03 bn26th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 1.9%68th/156 · 2025 | 1.0%112th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 4.9%82nd/154 · 2025 | 6.3%56th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 60,00064th/170 · 2020 | 676,0009th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.44%122nd/168 · 2020 | 0.49%118th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 826.0 m11th/163 · 2025 | 1.3 bn7th/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 108.0 m26th/65 · 2025 | 17.0 m45th/65 · 2021 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 1.86%19th/110 · 2021 | 0.28%75th/110 · 2020 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 2,54218th/137 · 2024 | 1,93119th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 54,58915th/197 · 2023 | 38,99217th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Australia or Indonesia?
Indonesia has the larger population: 285.7 m (2025) compared with 27.6 m for Australia (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Australia or Indonesia?
Australia is larger: 7,741,220 km² (2024) compared with 1,916,907 km² for Indonesia (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Australia or Indonesia?
Indonesia has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $5.05 trn intl. (2025) compared with $1.99 trn intl. for Australia (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Australia or Indonesia?
Australia has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $71,934 intl. (2025) compared with $17,660 intl. for Indonesia (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Australia or Indonesia?
Australia has the higher life expectancy at birth: 83.1 years (2024) compared with 71.3 years for Indonesia (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Australia or Indonesia?
Australia spends more on the military: $35.33 bn (2025) compared with $15.03 bn for Indonesia (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Australia or Indonesia?
Australia: 77.1 points (10th in the world); Indonesia: 56.1 points (65th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Australia vs Indonesia — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/australia-vs-indonesia. Data as of 26 October 2026.