Bahrain vs Nigeria: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Bahrain
1.2 years
in 2023
Nigeria
0.5365 years
in 2023
Bahrain rank
234th
Nigeria rank
235th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Bahrain
- Nigeria
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 1.2 years against 0.5365 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.6635 years.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 234th and Nigeria ranks 235th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.41 years | 2.62 years | 1.79 years | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 3.3 years | 3.32 years | 0.0205 years | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 2.56 years | 2.59 years | 0.0297 years | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.96 years | 2.6 years | 0.6431 years | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.9 years | 2.23 years | 0.334 years | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.43 years | 0.7462 years | 1.68 years | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 1.83 years | 0.5408 years | 1.29 years | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 1.96 years | 0.5991 years | 1.36 years | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Bahrain or Nigeria?
- Bahrain, at 1.2 years against 0.5365 years in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Bahrain and Nigeria?
- 0.6635 years, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Nigeria rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Bahrain ranks 234th and Nigeria ranks 235th 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 different ages. 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.