Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Nigeria fits inside Indonesia 2.1 times.
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023) · Nigeria: 923,770 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 64 times as long as Nigeria’s.
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 2,465 m above Nigeria’s.
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 20% more people than Nigeria.
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Nigeria: 238 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Nigeria is 73% more densely populated than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Nigeria are 5.3 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Nigeria are 3.8 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 158.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Indonesia is 12 years older than in Nigeria.
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Nigeria have 2.3 more children on average than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.5% of people in Indonesia are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Nigeria has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.
Indonesia: 0 (2025) · Nigeria: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Indonesia and Nigeria are practically level.
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 5 times the size of Nigeria’s.
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Nigeria: $291 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Indonesia produces 85% more per person than Nigeria.
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Nigeria (Gini 0.5 points higher).
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Nigeria: 33.9 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Indonesia and Nigeria are practically level.
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Indonesia and Nigeria are practically level.
Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Indonesia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Nigeria’s.
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Indonesia spends 2 times as much on health per person as Nigeria.
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Nigeria: $67 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Indonesia live 17 years longer than in Nigeria.
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Nigeria: 54.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Nigeria is 4.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Indonesia has 38% more doctors per person than Nigeria.
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
Nigeria and Indonesia are practically level.
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Nigeria: 12.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Indonesia rate their lives 0.83 points higher than in Nigeria.
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Nigeria: 4.79 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Nigeria drink 20 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Nigeria: 2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Indonesia has 2.8 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Indonesia has 430 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Nigeria put in 103 more hours a year than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Indonesia went to school 1.1 years longer than in Nigeria.
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Indonesia welcomed 21 times as many tourists per resident as Nigeria (2019).
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Nigeria: 0 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
73% of people in Indonesia are online, versus 41% in Nigeria.
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Indonesia have electricity, versus 63% in Nigeria.
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Nigeria: 62.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in Nigeria live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Nigeria: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Nigeria: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 55% longer than Nigeria’s.
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Indonesia fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from Nigeria.
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 23% of Nigeria.
Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · Nigeria: 23.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Indonesia emits 4.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria.
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of Nigeria’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Nigeria: 31.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Nigeria carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 52 times as likely to be murdered in Nigeria as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Nigeria are 52% deadlier than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Nigeria is on average 1.8 °C warmer than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 3.3 times as much rain as Nigeria.
Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than Nigeria?
Indonesia is larger. Nigeria fits inside Indonesia 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Nigeria?
Indonesia has 20% more people than Nigeria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Nigeria?
People in Indonesia live 17 years longer than in Nigeria. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 54.6 in Nigeria.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Nigeria?
Men in Nigeria are 5.3 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
