Nigeria vs Qatar: Sex gap in life expectancy
Nigeria
0.5671 years
in 2023
Qatar
1.76 years
in 2023
Nigeria rank
235th
Qatar rank
233rd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Nigeria
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.76 years against 0.5671 years in Nigeria, a difference of 1.19 years.
That makes Qatar's figure about 3.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Qatar ahead.
Nigeria ranks 235th and Qatar ranks 233rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.07 years | 4.58 years | 0.5122 years | Qatar |
| 1960s | 4.33 years | 3.77 years | 0.562 years | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 3.4 years | 3.22 years | 0.1802 years | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 3.17 years | 2.26 years | 0.9082 years | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.7 years | 1.42 years | 1.29 years | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.09 years | 1.66 years | 0.5656 years | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.6368 years | 1.78 years | 1.14 years | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.6165 years | 1.98 years | 1.37 years | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Nigeria or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1.76 years against 0.5671 years in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Nigeria and Qatar?
- 1.19 years, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Qatar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Qatar rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Nigeria ranks 235th and Qatar ranks 233rd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.