India vs Indonesia

India and Indonesia compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• India has about 5.1 times as many people as Indonesia: 1.46 billion against 285.7 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Indonesia ($5,060) is 87% higher than in India ($2,702) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in India (7.6%) than in Indonesia (5.1%), a difference of 2.5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in India (2.4%) than in Indonesia (1.9%), a difference of 0.5 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in India (4.2%) than in Indonesia (3.2%), a difference of 1 percentage point in 2025.
• A baby born in India can expect to live 0.9 years longer than one born in Indonesia: 72.2 years against 71.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Indonesia is older: half of its people are over 29.8 years, against 28.1 years in India in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Indonesia (72.8% in 2024) than in India (70% in 2025), a difference of 2.8 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Indonesia (2.9 tonnes) are 32% higher than in India (2.2 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Indonesia (50.7%) than in India (24.4%), a difference of 26.3 percentage points in 2024.