Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Indonesia
Indonesia: Happiness vs. life satisfaction was 5.62 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Indonesia, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for happiness vs. life satisfaction in Indonesia is 5.62, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, happiness vs. life satisfaction in Indonesia peaked at 5.62 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.09, in 2017.
Indonesia ranks 87th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.26 | 5.09 | 5.4 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.44 | 5.24 | 5.62 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More social development data for Indonesia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 7,374 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 9,215 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.638 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.63 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.296 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.298 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.63 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is happiness vs. life satisfaction in Indonesia?
- Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Indonesia was 5.62 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest happiness vs. life satisfaction recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.62 in 2024.
- What is the lowest happiness vs. life satisfaction recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.09 in 2017.
- How does Indonesia rank for happiness vs. life satisfaction?
- Indonesia ranks 87th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is happiness vs. life satisfaction rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Happiness vs. life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.