DATA GUIDE
Why are population figures shown as projections?
How to read population projections, millions of people, and rounded figures on Rekapitulasi.com.
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Articles & data guides
Guides to understanding figures, sources, and public data.
VEHICLES AND MOBILITY
What does 166.47 million motor vehicles mean?
How to read Indonesia motor vehicle count for 2024.
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Why is the vehicle count different from the owner count?
The difference between vehicle units, owners, households, and active vehicles.
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How to read vehicle distribution across island groups
A guide to understanding vehicle totals by island group without calling them ownership rates.
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What does the revision mark on 2023 vehicle data mean?
How to handle a vehicle figure updated by the publisher.
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Why do motorcycles account for 83.77 percent of vehicles?
How to read the composition of motor vehicle types in 2024.
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What does 72.78 percent internet access mean?
The measurement basis for internet access in Indonesia Telecommunication Statistics 2024.
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Why do internet-use purposes not add up to 100 percent?
An explanation of multiple responses in the survey of internet activities.
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Mobile phone ownership and internet access: what is the difference?
Why the 68.65 percent mobile phone indicator is not the same as 72.78 percent internet access.
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How should 18.52 percent household computer ownership be read?
The difference between household and population denominators in digital statistics.
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What does the 77.57 percent social media figure mean?
How to read social media as a purpose of internet use in BPS data.
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Why do 34 vehicle regions not map directly to 38 provinces?
The risk of joining police coverage areas to administrative provincial boundaries.
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How does health enter the HDI?
The role of a long and healthy life in the Human Development Index.
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How is education represented in the HDI?
How to understand the knowledge dimension of the Human Development Index.
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Why is an HDI value not a percentage?
How to read the Human Development Index scale without adding a percent sign.
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How to compare HDI over time
Steps for checking HDI changes without ignoring method and period.
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What is the Human Development Index?
What HDI means and the three basic dimensions summarised by the index.
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What role does the poverty line play in BPS statistics?
An explanation of the expenditure threshold used to measure poverty.
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Why does the poverty figure specify September 2025?
Why the reference month matters when reading Indonesia poverty percentage.
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Why is the poverty percentage not a headcount?
How to distinguish a poverty rate from the number of people in poverty.
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Does economic growth automatically reduce poverty?
Why GDP growth and poverty should be read as different indicators.
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Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore: reading 2025 growth
A limited comparison of real GDP growth in three countries using government sources.
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How to compare economic growth across countries
What to check before comparing GDP growth among countries.
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Is low growth the same as contraction?
How to distinguish low positive growth, stagnation, and economic contraction.
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Why can GDP figures be revised?
Why statistical authorities update economic growth estimates after an initial release.
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How should Vietnam 8.02 percent growth be read?
Context for comparing Vietnam and Indonesia economic growth in 2025.
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What does 5.11 percent real GDP growth mean?
A plain explanation of Indonesia real economic growth in 2025.
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Real GDP and nominal GDP: which one measures growth?
The difference between real and nominal GDP when reading economic growth.
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Why can rounding change a population total?
How to read small differences caused by converting thousands of people and rounding decimals.
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What does a small projected decline in Jakarta population mean?
How to read a change in the Jakarta projection without overstating the conclusion.
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How to convert thousands of people into millions
A simple method for converting population units without changing the meaning of the data.
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Why should Java population be read as a share?
How to understand Java population concentration without confusing totals and density.
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How to compare population across provinces
A guide to comparing provincial population projections using the same period and unit.
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Why do Papua divisions affect data comparisons?
An explanation of boundary changes and the risk of comparing unequal provincial series.
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How much did Indonesia population grow from 2021 to 2025?
How to calculate the change in Indonesia population projections from 2021 to 2025.
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Population projection and census: what is the difference?
How population projections differ from a census and when each figure should be used.
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