Malaysia is more developed than Indonesia. By looking at GDP per capita alone, we know that. Based on information from the Australian Departement of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Malaysia GDP per capita in 2008 is US$8,141, while Indonesia's only US$2,246. In terms of total GDP, Indonesia has a bigger total GDP of US$511.8 billion to Malaysia's US$222.2 billion. But bear in mind Malaysia's population is only 27.3 million compared to Indonesia's 227.8 million. Arithematically, with that kind of population, Indonesia should produce at least 7 or 8 times more GDP than Malaysia.
Malaysia lebih maju dari Indonesia. Dengan hanya melihat KDNK per kapita, kita tahu. Berdasarkan maklumat daripada Jabatan Perhubungan Luar dan Perdagangan Australia, KDNK per kapita Malaysia adalah US$8,141, sementara Indonesia hanya US$2,246. Dari segi jumlah KDNK, Indonesia memang mempunyai jumlah KDNK yang besar iaitu US$511.8 bilion berbanding Malaysia US$222.2 billion. Tetapi harus diingat, populasi Malaysia hanya 27.3 juta berbanding Indonesia 227.8 juta. Secara pengiraan, dengan populasi begitu, Indonesia sepatutnya mengeluarkan sekurang-kurangnya 7 atau 8 kali lebih KDNK daripada Malaysia.
Source/Rujukan: http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/fs/mlay.pdf and http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/fs/indo.pdf
