Indonesia vs Nigeria: Number of deaths
Indonesia
2.12 million deaths
in 2023
Nigeria
2.68 million deaths
in 2023
Indonesia rank
5th
Nigeria rank
4th
Number of deaths over time
- Indonesia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.68 million deaths against 2.12 million deaths in Indonesia, a difference of 557,730 deaths.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.49 million deaths | 1.10 million deaths | 394,542 deaths | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 1.65 million deaths | 1.28 million deaths | 366,925 deaths | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 1.55 million deaths | 1.38 million deaths | 176,666 deaths | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 1.50 million deaths | 1.60 million deaths | 93,404 deaths | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.51 million deaths | 2.03 million deaths | 521,105 deaths | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.71 million deaths | 2.28 million deaths | 560,354 deaths | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.95 million deaths | 2.55 million deaths | 599,177 deaths | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.35 million deaths | 2.68 million deaths | 327,340 deaths | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, Indonesia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 2.68 million deaths against 2.12 million deaths in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between Indonesia and Nigeria?
- 557,730 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for number of deaths?
- Indonesia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 4th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year.