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Indonesia

🇮🇩 South-Eastern Asia · Republic of Indonesia

285,721,236
Population
🏆 #4 of 193
1,904,569 km²
Land area
#14 of 195
$1.45T
GDP (nominal)
#17 of 192
0.728
HDI
#112 of 191

How Indonesia ranks globally

Population285,721,236 🏆 #4 of 193
Land area1,904,569 km² #14 of 195
GDP (nominal)$1.45T #17 of 192
Life expectancy71.3 yrs #124 of 193
Literacy rate96.0% #65 of 162
HDI0.728 #112 of 191

About Indonesia

Indonesia (officially Republic of Indonesia) is a country in South-Eastern Asia, with Jakarta as its capital. It is home to roughly 285.72 million people, giving a population density of about 150 people per square kilometre. The country covers 1,904,569 km² of land and shares land borders with 3 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $1.45T in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.728. The official currency is the Indonesian rupiah (IDR), and the main language is Indonesian.

Key indicators

World Bank · UNDP

💹 Economy

$4.66T
GDP (PPP)
$16,448
GDP/capita (PPP)
5.1%
GDP growth
1.9%
Inflation
3.2%
Unemployment

👥 People

71.3 yrs
Life expectancy
2.12
Fertility rate
0.8%
Pop. growth
59.4%
Urban population
15.2
Infant mortality /1k

🌍 Quality of Life

72.8%
Internet users
96.0%
Literacy rate
0.52
Physicians /1k
20.2%
Renewable energy

GDP over time

Indonesia's GDP over time (nominal, US$)
$0$379.48B$758.96B$1.14T$1.52T197019982025 Indonesia

How Indonesia measures up

Development profile (each axis 0–100%, higher is stronger)
WealthHealthHuman dev.InternetUrbanSurvival

How Indonesia is governed

🏛 Presidential republic
Head of State
President

Head of state and government; directly elected.

Head of Government
President

Leads the executive; commander of the armed forces.

Legislature
People's Consultative Assembly

Bicameral — House of Representatives (DPR); Regional Representative Council (DPD)

Who holds the power?

Indonesia is a presidential republic and the world's third-largest democracy. The President is both head of state and government, directly elected for up to two five-year terms. The People's Consultative Assembly comprises an elected House of Representatives and a regional chamber, and a Constitutional Court guards the reformed post-1998 democratic order.

Did you know?

Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago, with more than 17,000 islands.

It has the largest Muslim population of any country.

Sitting on the Pacific 'Ring of Fire', it has more active volcanoes than any other nation.

Indonesia is the 4th most populous country in the world, with about 285.72 million people.

By land area it is the 14th-largest country in the world, covering 1,904,569 km².

It has the world's 17th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($1.45T).

Indonesia shares land borders with 3 countries.

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Travel & practical

Jakarta
Capital
IDR
Currency
+62
Dialing code
.id
Internet TLD
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