Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Nigeria or Togo?

Togo, at 1.06 years against 0.7507 years in Nigeria as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Togo?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Togo: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Nigeria

0.7507 years

in 2023

Togo

1.06 years

in 2023

Nigeria rank

236th

Togo rank

234th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Nigeria
Togo

How they compare

Togo currently reports 1.06 years against 0.7507 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.3093 years.

That makes Togo's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 236th and Togo ranks 234th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Togo in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Togo	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.05 years	1.98 years	0.0693 years	Nigeria
1960s	2.23 years	2 years	0.2314 years	Nigeria
1970s	1.94 years	2.22 years	0.273 years	Togo
1980s	1.92 years	2.09 years	0.1725 years	Togo
1990s	1.74 years	1.6 years	0.1404 years	Nigeria
2000s	0.8485 years	1.3 years	0.4502 years	Togo
2010s	0.7372 years	1.11 years	0.3711 years	Togo
2020s	0.8158 years	1.16 years	0.3417 years	Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Nigeria or Togo?: Togo, at 1.06 years against 0.7507 years in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Nigeria and Togo?: 0.3093 years, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Togo?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Togo rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Nigeria ranks 236th and Togo ranks 234th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.