What is the difference in barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total between Indonesia and United States?

73,728, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indonesia vs United States: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total

Indonesia

131,196

in 2010

United States

204,924

in 2010

Indonesia rank

4th

United States rank

3rd

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total over time

Indonesia
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 204,924 against 131,196 in Indonesia, a difference of 73,728.

That makes United States's figure about 1.6 times Indonesia's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 144 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	41,236	105,572	64,336	United States
1970s	50,643	118,831	68,188	United States
1980s	64,310	142,928	78,619	United States
1990s	84,954	167,970	83,016	United States
2000s	110,622	188,778	78,156	United States
2010s	131,196	204,924	73,728	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total, Indonesia or United States?: United States, at 204,924 against 131,196 in Indonesia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total between Indonesia and United States?: 73,728, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Indonesia and United States rank globally for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total?: Indonesia ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population in thousands, age 25+, total is the total population over age 25 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.