Indonesia vs Nigeria
Indonesia vs Nigeria: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $4,555 in Indonesia and $2,369 in Nigeria, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Indonesia, by $2,186, or 1.92 times that in Nigeria.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Nigeria.
- In 2025, Indonesia ranked 113 and Nigeria ranked 138 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Indonesia | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,555 | $2,369 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $4,368 | $2,325 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $4,193 | $2,281 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $4,025 | $2,254 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $3,851 | $2,207 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $3,739 | $2,229 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $3,851 | $2,432 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $3,701 | $2,432 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $3,554 | $2,442 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $3,417 | $2,482 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $3,288 | $2,586 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $3,171 | $2,584 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $3,055 | $2,495 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $2,931 | $2,404 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $2,800 | $2,371 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $2,671 | $2,315 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $2,546 | $2,205 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $2,465 | $2,098 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $2,355 | $2,021 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $2,244 | $1,949 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $2,155 | $1,889 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $2,066 | $1,825 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $1,992 | $1,717 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $1,926 | $1,644 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $1,869 | $1,465 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $1,828 | $1,422 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $1,768 | $1,390 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $1,780 | $1,419 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $2,082 | $1,420 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $2,021 | $1,416 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $1,906 | $1,395 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $1,790 | $1,433 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $1,693 | $1,499 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $1,617 | $1,571 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $1,545 | $1,542 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $1,471 | $1,577 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $1,397 | $1,450 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $1,324 | $1,461 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $1,276 | $1,398 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $1,240 | $1,391 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $1,195 | $1,429 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $1,192 | $1,388 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $1,139 | $1,440 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $1,118 | $1,659 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $1,119 | $1,834 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $1,062 | $2,177 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $990 | $2,156 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $945 | $2,083 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $907 | $2,279 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $854 | $2,214 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $820 | $2,090 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $801 | $2,267 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $763 | $2,094 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $725 | $2,037 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $695 | $2,018 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $668 | $1,808 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $638 | $1,480 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $614 | $1,218 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $569 | $1,261 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $576 | $1,529 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $574 | $1,632 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $582 | $1,590 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $579 | $1,547 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $609 | $1,456 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $615 | $1,428 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $598 | $1,455 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Indonesia vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022