Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia scores 76.5 in the NationsTree Index (15th in the world) and Indonesia scores 56.1 (65th), a gap of 20.4 points. Their trees are 43 m and 35 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Indonesia has 7.7 times the population of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has 12% more land area than Indonesia. The economy of Indonesia is 85% larger than that of Saudi Arabia (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Indonesia 285.7 million and Saudi Arabia 37.0 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $73,784 in Saudi Arabia and $17,660 in Indonesia (2025, international dollars). People in Saudi Arabia live on average 7.7 years longer (79.0 vs 71.3 years).

Of 35 indicators reported by both countries, Indonesia ranks higher in the world on 10 and Saudi Arabia on 25. Indonesia is clearly stronger in environment & energy, natural resources and trade. Saudi Arabia is clearly stronger in infrastructure & digital, society & health and military.

As a nation, Saudi Arabia is the older of the two (statehood since 1727, 299 years), compared with Indonesia (since 1945). Over the last five years Saudi Arabia improved faster (direction score 100 vs 82 out of 100).