Indonesia vs Russia
Indonesia vs Russia: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.49% of the labour force in Indonesia and 1.98% of the labour force in Russia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Russia, by 1.49 percentage points, or 4.03 times that in Indonesia.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- In 2020, Indonesia ranked 118 and Russia ranked 29 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Indonesia | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.49 | 1.98 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.49 | 1.97 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.5 | 1.94 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.52 | 1.94 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.53 | 1.93 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.53 | 1.98 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.54 | 1.7 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.55 | 1.66 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 0.55 | 1.79 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 0.56 | 1.79 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 0.49 | 1.88 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 0.5 | 1.97 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.51 | 1.94 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.52 | 1.96 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 0.54 | 1.94 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.55 | 1.96 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 0.55 | 1.97 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 0.48 | 1.88 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 0.48 | 1.91 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0.48 | 1.92 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 0.49 | 1.94 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 0.51 | 2.02 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 0.52 | 2.46 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 0.52 | 2.62 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 0.53 | 2.29 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 0.52 | 2.51 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.32 | 1.94 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 0.33 | 2.03 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 0.34 | 2.5 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 0.35 | – | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 0.36 | – | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Indonesia vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025