Indonesia
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Sponsors have helped Indonesian children since 1968, when Compassion teamed up with churches in Indonesia to fight poverty.
Where in the World?
southeastern Asia
Favorite ...
sports: badminton, soccer, basketball
foods: fish, coconut milk, vegetables, nasi goreng (fried rice)
celebrations: Muslim holidays like Eid al-Fitr and Muhammad's birthday, New Year's Day, Good Friday, Christmas
Claim to Fame
has more volcanoes than any other country
Wild Residents
rhinos, Sumatran tigers, slow lorises, orangutans
Poverty Pitfalls
Volcano eruptions, earthquakes and mudslides ruin people's homes. | Churches help sponsored children find new places to live if natural disasters destroy their homes. |
People get sick with malaria and tuberculosis and have no money for doctors or medicine. | Health workers visit Compassion centers to give kids checkups. |
Many people don't get all the healthy food they need. | Sponsored children in Indonesia eat nutritious meals at their Compassion centers. |
Fun Facts
Stat Snapshot
Stats |
Indonesia ?? | United States 🇺🇸 |
Population |
260,580,739 | 339,665,118 |
People Living in Poverty |
10.9% | 15.1% |
Languages |
Bahasa Indonesia, English, Dutch, local languages like Javanese | English 79%, Spanish 13%, Indo-European 3.7%, Asian and Pacific Island 3.4%, other 1% |
Religions |
Muslim 87.2%, Protestant 7%, Roman Catholic 2.9%, Hindu 1.7%, other 0.9%, unspecified 0.4% | Protestant 46.5%, none/other 22.8%, Roman Catholic 20.8%, Jewish 1.9%, Mormon 1.6%, Muslim 0.9%, Jehovah’s Witness 0.8%, Buddhist 0.7%, Hindu 0.7%, other/unspecified 2.4% |
Typical Family Income |
$12,400 per year | $70,784 per year |
MAIN SOURCE: World Factbook, 2018