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Canada vs Indonesia
Side-by-side comparison of Canada and Indonesia from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Indonesia
East Asia & Pacific · nation age 81 years
In short
Canada scores 76.0 in the NationsTree Index (16th in the world) and Indonesia scores 56.1 (65th), a gap of 19.9 points. Their trees are 36 m and 43 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Indonesia has 6.9 times the population of Canada. Canada is 8.2 times larger than Indonesia by land area. The economy of Indonesia is 81% larger than that of Canada (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Canada 41.7 million and Indonesia 285.7 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $66,746 in Canada and $17,660 in Indonesia (2025, international dollars). People in Canada live on average 10.8 years longer (82.1 vs 71.3 years).
Of 37 indicators reported by both countries, Canada ranks higher in the world on 31 and Indonesia on 6. Canada is clearly stronger in society & health, tourism and institutions & safety. Indonesia is clearly stronger in main industries.
As a nation, Canada is the older of the two (statehood since 1867, 159 years), compared with Indonesia (since 1945). Over the last five years Indonesia improved faster (direction score 82 vs 46 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Canada and Indonesia.
Canada
113.6%
176th of 189
Indonesiabetter
40.9%
64th of 189
Safely managed drinking waterInfrastructure & digital
Canadabetter
96.9%
41st of 150
Indonesia
30.5%
128th of 150
Fixed broadbandInfrastructure & digital
Canadabetter
42.5
21st of 208
Indonesia
4.9
140th of 208
Control of corruptionInstitutions & safety
Canadabetter
80.2
16th of 207
Indonesia
37.7
134th of 207
Political stabilityInstitutions & safety
Canadabetter
79.8
55th of 207
Indonesia
52.7
170th of 207
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Indonesia overtook Canada in GDP (PPP) in 1991 and has stayed ahead since.
Canada has been ahead of Indonesia in the NationsTree Index in every year since 1991.
Canada has been ahead of Indonesia in GDP per person (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Indonesia has been ahead of Canada in 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
CanadaIndonesia 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 | Canada | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 15,634,4102nd/216 · 2024 | 1,916,90714th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 8,788,7004th/216 · 2024 | 1,892,41014th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 41.7 m38th/217 · 2025 | 285.7 m4th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.94%104th/217 · 2025 | 0.78%115th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 4.7207th/216 · 2024 | 149.877th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 82.9%51st/217 · 2025 | 59.4%130th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 15.0%180th/217 · 2025 | 24.2%100th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 20.3%37th/217 · 2025 | 7.5%119th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $2.32 trn10th/210 · 2025 | $1.45 trn17th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $2.78 trn16th/199 · 2025 | $5.05 trn7th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $2.42 trn16th/199 · 2025 | $4.31 trn7th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $55,69830th/210 · 2025 | $5,060139th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $66,74630th/199 · 2025 | $17,660114th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $56,42022nd/201 · 2025 | $5,120128th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 1.7%155th/210 · 2025 | 5.1%47th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 2.1%60th/180 · 2025 | 1.9%57th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 6.9%125th/187 · 2025 | 3.2%48th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 64.1%33rd/55 · 2024 | 30.0%2009 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 113.6%176th/189 · 2025 | 40.9%64th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -1.7%68th/192 · 2025 | -2.9%102nd/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 1.9%148th/197 · 2022 | 13.1%59th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 27.4%68th/200 · 2022 | 38.7%19th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 9.3%109th/192 · 2022 | 19.1%24th/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 64.1%61st/200 · 2022 | 43.9%172nd/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $726.88 bn15th/182 · 2025 | $330.28 bn30th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $746.50 bn13th/182 · 2025 | $297.00 bn31st/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 31.3%110th/183 · 2025 | 22.8%132nd/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 32.2%125th/183 · 2025 | 20.5%164th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 63.5%121st/183 · 2025 | 43.4%155th/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 26.7%32nd/170 · 2025 | 16.0%40th/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 40.3%74th/171 · 2025 | 47.4%69th/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 13.6%96th/171 · 2025 | 22.9%64th/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 7.6%48th/171 · 2025 | 9.2%41st/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 16.1%46th/168 · 2024 | 8.7%75th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -0.9%90th/191 · 2025 | -0.1%77th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 3.0%71st/196 · 2025 | 1.6%119th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 4.9%73rd/209 · 2021 | 5.2%71st/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 2.83%33rd/197 · 2021 | 0.77%48th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.79%33rd/197 · 2021 | 0.84%32nd/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.07%32nd/195 · 2021 | 1.22%6th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 1.18%43rd/209 · 2021 | 1.91%38th/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.07%123rd/209 · 2021 | 0.42%74th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 4.3%141st/206 · 2024 | 9.3%107th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 73,1706th/183 · 2022 | 7,24056th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 32.4 m9th/194 · 2019 | 4.1 m44th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $19.99 bn2011 | $3.53 bn37th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 3.7%2011 | 2.0%128th/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | 37.8 m4th/107 · 2019 | 2.9 m39th/107 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 82.134th/217 · 2024 | 71.3146th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 5.443rd/196 · 2024 | 17.7115th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 2.8264th/174 · 2023 | 0.52123rd/174 · 2023 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 2.570th/145 · 2022 | 1.4104th/145 · 2023 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 92%86th/193 · 2024 | 78%150th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 96.4%22nd/153 · 2024 | 56.7%104th/153 · 2023 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 104.3%44th/173 · 2023 | 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 | 31.3%36th/217 · 2025 | 11.1%121st/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 11.3%14th/193 · 2024 | 2.7%185th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | — | 96.0%33rd/98 · 2020 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 76.3%39th/150 · 2023 | 44.9%87th/150 · 2023 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.93916th/193 · 2023 | 0.728113th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 31.533rd/108 · 2022 | 34.458th/108 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 0.3%23rd/108 · 2022 | 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 | 96.9%41st/150 · 2024 | 30.5%128th/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 81.3%47th/144 · 2024 | — |
| Internet users % of population | 94.4%32nd/186 · 2024 | 72.8%117th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 94151st/210 · 2024 | 12382nd/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 42.521st/208 · 2024 | 4.9140th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 4.303rd/164 · 2022 | 2.9058th/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | 48,1505th/82 · 2021 | 5,48325th/82 · 2019 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 88.6 m13th/161 · 2023 | 97.0 m9th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 14.01191st/203 · 2024 | 2.87109th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 23.8%96th/212 · 2021 | 20.2%106th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 6.622nd/200 · 2023 | 20.8124th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 42.0%74th/214 · 2024 | 50.7%57th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 7,1198th/149 · 2024 | 1,02089th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 88.310th/205 · 2025 | 57.682nd/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 80.216th/207 · 2025 | 37.7134th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 83.019th/207 · 2025 | 54.4114th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 79.855th/207 · 2025 | 52.7170th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 80.315th/205 · 2025 | 57.385th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 85.211th/205 · 2025 | 54.7111th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 2.066th/145 · 2023 | 0.37th/145 · 2022 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $37.49 bn16th/156 · 2025 | $15.03 bn26th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 1.6%82nd/156 · 2025 | 1.0%112th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 3.7%118th/154 · 2025 | 6.3%56th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 72,00058th/170 · 2020 | 676,0009th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.35%139th/168 · 2020 | 0.49%118th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 83.0 m53rd/163 · 2025 | 1.3 bn7th/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 312.0 m14th/65 · 2025 | 17.0 m45th/65 · 2021 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 1.79%24th/110 · 2024 | 0.28%75th/110 · 2020 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 4,30415th/137 · 2024 | 1,93119th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 63,72010th/197 · 2023 | 38,99217th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Canada or Indonesia?
Indonesia has the larger population: 285.7 m (2025) compared with 41.7 m for Canada (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Canada or Indonesia?
Canada is larger: 15,634,410 km² (2024) compared with 1,916,907 km² for Indonesia (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Canada or Indonesia?
Indonesia has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $5.05 trn intl. (2025) compared with $2.78 trn intl. for Canada (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Canada or Indonesia?
Canada has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $66,746 intl. (2025) compared with $17,660 intl. for Indonesia (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Canada or Indonesia?
Canada has the higher life expectancy at birth: 82.1 years (2024) compared with 71.3 years for Indonesia (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Canada or Indonesia?
Canada spends more on the military: $37.49 bn (2025) compared with $15.03 bn for Indonesia (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Canada or Indonesia?
Canada: 76.0 points (16th 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). Canada vs Indonesia — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/canada-vs-indonesia. Data as of 26 October 2026.