Nigeria vs Togo: Sex gap in life expectancy
Nigeria
0.5671 years
in 2023
Togo
0.387 years
in 2023
Nigeria rank
235th
Togo rank
236th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Nigeria
- Togo
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.5671 years against 0.387 years in Togo, a difference of 0.1801 years.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Togo's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 235th and Togo ranks 236th of 236 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.07 years | 3.12 years | 0.9479 years | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 4.33 years | 3.11 years | 1.22 years | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 3.4 years | 3.28 years | 0.113 years | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 3.17 years | 2.91 years | 0.2635 years | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.7 years | 1.91 years | 0.7956 years | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.09 years | 1.08 years | 0.0167 years | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.6368 years | 0.5379 years | 0.0989 years | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.6165 years | 0.4952 years | 0.1213 years | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Nigeria or Togo?
- Nigeria, at 0.5671 years against 0.387 years in Togo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Nigeria and Togo?
- 0.1801 years, with Nigeria 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?
- Nigeria ranks 235th and Togo ranks 236th 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.