Indonesia's election in numbers
Here are some key figures on the election
Indonesia holds what will be the world's biggest single-day election on Feb. 14, which will also decide who will become president of the world's third-biggest democracy and its fourth most populous nation.
Here are some key figures on the election.
- 204.8 million Indonesians are eligible to cast votes
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- 4 is the number of presidential elections held in Indonesia's history
- 20,616 is the number of posts to be decided
- 18 parties are running in the legislative election
- 258,602 candidates are registered
- 17 is the minimum voting age in Indonesia
- 6 is the number of hours polling stations will be open on election day
- 1.7 million Indonesians can vote from overseas
- 115.4 million is the number of registered voters on the island of Java alone
- 94 million is the average number of viewers for each of the first four televised presidential debates
- 580 seats are up for grabs in the lower house of parliament
- 3 is the number of successive attempts at the presidency made by Prabowo Subianto, a candidate in this year's contest
- 56 candidates with graft convictions are running in the election
