Niger vs Nigeria: Child mortality complete gapminder

Niger
11.07
in 2024
Nigeria
11.56
in 2024
Niger rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
1st

Child mortality complete gapminder over time

  • Niger
  • Nigeria
10203040180019122024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 11.56 against 11.07 in Niger, a difference of 0.49.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Nigeria ahead.

Niger ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 203 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Nigeria Difference Ahead
1800s 43.31 43.85 0.533 Nigeria
1810s 43.31 43.85 0.533 Nigeria
1820s 43.31 43.85 0.533 Nigeria
1830s 43.31 43.85 0.533 Nigeria
1840s 43.31 43.85 0.533 Nigeria
1850s 43.31 43.85 0.533 Nigeria
1860s 43.31 43.85 0.533 Nigeria
1870s 43.31 43.85 0.533 Nigeria
1880s 43.31 43.85 0.533 Nigeria
1890s 43.3 43.83 0.533 Nigeria
1900s 42.97 43.5 0.5289 Nigeria
1910s 42.09 42.61 0.5181 Nigeria
1920s 41.08 41.58 0.5056 Nigeria
1930s 40.06 40.55 0.4931 Nigeria
1940s 38.11 38.83 0.7221 Nigeria
1950s 32.99 35.12 2.13 Nigeria
1960s 31.88 34.06 2.18 Nigeria
1970s 33.79 25.91 7.89 Niger
1980s 33.41 20.82 12.59 Niger
1990s 28.69 19.94 8.75 Niger
2000s 18 15.05 2.95 Niger
2010s 12.7 11.97 0.7227 Niger
2020s 11.55 11.7 0.1439 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality complete gapminder, Niger or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 11.56 against 11.07 in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality complete gapminder between Niger and Nigeria?
0.49, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for child mortality complete gapminder?
Niger ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Child mortality complete gapminder. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality complete gapminder
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed