Is Indonesia more powerful than Malaysia?

The Asia Power Index 2018 ranks Indonesia as the 10th strongest among 25 countries in the Asia Pacific region after Singapore (eighth) and Malaysia (ninth). The United States and China still dominate the region, followed by Japan, India and Russia.

What does Indonesia and Malaysia have in common?

Indonesia and Malaysia are two neighbouring nations that share similarities in many aspects. Their national languages; Indonesian language and Malay language are closely related and mutually intelligible. The majority of the population of both nations were of Austronesian ancestry.

Is Malaysia bigger than Indonesia?

Indonesia is about 6 times bigger than Malaysia. Malaysia is approximately 329,847 sq km, while Indonesia is approximately 1,904,569 sq km, making Indonesia 477\% larger than Malaysia.

Are Indonesians more secular than Malaysians?

Majority of Indonesian are Muslims, but their country doesn’t enforce Sharia Law so that makes them more secular than Malaysia since we have a state that applies Sharia Law and Sharia Court. However, Malaysia also have The Majistret Supreme Court which is the highests and main court in Malaysia.

Is Malaysia more like Saudi Arabia or Indonesia?

Malaysia claims to be a religious state and the reality on the ground is that most of the time it is a theocratic state. That said, certain parts of Indonesia like Acheh are definitely more like Saudi Arabia rather than South East Asia.

Are Malaysia and Indonesia incompatible countries?

Despite linguistic links, Indonesia and Malaysia are completely incompatible. Firstly, Malaysia is somehow most Western yet more Islamic. Despite low level and allegedly high level corruption, Malaysian institutions do not run on graft like they do in Thailand or Indonesia.

What is the percentage of Islam in Indonesia?

Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world, with approximately 225 million Muslims. In terms of denomination, absolute majority (99\%) adheres to Sunni Islam, while there are around one million Shias (0.5\%), who are concentrated around Jakarta, and about 400,000 Ahmadi Muslims (0.2\%).