Population
With an estimated population of 249.9 million in 2013, Indonesia’s population is almost 11 times larger than Australia’s 23.1 million.
Source: World Bank
Economy
Australia’s gross domestic product (GDP) of $1.56tn, measured in current US dollars, is substantially larger than Indonesia’s GDP of $868bn.
Source: World Bank
Military
Australia spends much more on its military than Indonesia – $US24bn in 2012, about 1.6% of GDP. Indonesia spent $US7.8bn, around 0.9% of GDP.
Source: SIPRI databases
Geography
Both Australia and Indonesia are large island nations with vast coastlines. Australia is larger at 7,692,024 square kilometres to Indonesia’s 1,922,570. Here is a size comparison of the two countries:
Source: Geoscience Australia, National Geographic
Quality of life
The UN publishes the Human Development Index, which combines health, education and income into a single index (HDI).
Indonesia is ranked at 108 out of 187, with an HDI of 0.684 in 2013. This is below the average for the Asia-Pacific region, but is a significant increase over the 1990 value of 0.479, showing the quality of life in Indonesia is improving.
Australia is second only to Norway on the list with an HDI of 0.933.
Incarceration
Australia has a higher incarceration rate than Indonesia as at 2014, with 144 prisoners per 100,000 people compared to Indonesia’s 66 prisoners per 100,000.
Source: International Centre for Prison Studies
Trade
Indonesian exports to Australia were worth about US$6.3bn in 2012, which is 2.97% of total exports. This makes Australia Indonesia’s ninth largest trading partner when ranked by gross export value.
Australian exports to Indonesia were worth about US$5.1bn in 2012, which was 2.1% of Australia’s total exports. This makes Indonesia Australia’s 10th largest trading partner when ranked by gross export value.
Source: Observatory of Economic Complexity
Aid
Australia provided A$574.1m in aid to Indonesia in the 2013-14 financial year, and expects to provide A$605.3m in 2014-15.
Source: DFAT
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