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Indonesia vs United Arab Emirates
How Indonesia and United Arab Emirates compare on 38 measures, from 1800 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 82.9 years against 71.2 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: $41,610 against $4,368
- Population · In 2023, Indonesia was higher: 281 million people against 10.6 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, United Arab Emirates was higher: 5.64% of GDP against 0.78% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: 18.26 tonnes against 2.87 tonnes
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personIndonesia: $4,555 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperatureIndonesia: 25.5 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personIndonesia: $4,555 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthIndonesia: 5.1% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationIndonesia: 1.9% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtIndonesia: 40.9% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personIndonesia: 2.87 tonnes in 2024United Arab Emirates: 18.26 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersIndonesia: 72.8% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Access to electricityIndonesia: 99.9% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Forest areaIndonesia: 50.7% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 4.6% in 2024
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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