Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Niger or Nigeria?

Niger, at 1.75 years against 0.5365 years in Nigeria as of 2023.

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

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 different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Niger vs Nigeria: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Niger

1.75 years

in 2023

Nigeria

0.5365 years

in 2023

Niger rank

232nd

Nigeria rank

235th

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Niger
Nigeria

How they compare

Niger currently reports 1.75 years against 0.5365 years in Nigeria, a difference of 1.21 years.

That makes Niger's figure about 3.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.

Niger ranks 232nd and Nigeria ranks 235th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.16 years	2.62 years	1.46 years	Nigeria
1960s	1.4 years	3.32 years	1.92 years	Nigeria
1970s	1.91 years	2.59 years	0.6793 years	Nigeria
1980s	0.6177 years	2.6 years	1.98 years	Nigeria
1990s	0.906 years	2.23 years	1.33 years	Nigeria
2000s	0.8905 years	0.7462 years	0.1443 years	Niger
2010s	1.51 years	0.5408 years	0.9696 years	Niger
2020s	1.9 years	0.5991 years	1.3 years	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Niger or Nigeria?: Niger, at 1.75 years against 0.5365 years in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Niger and Nigeria?: 1.21 years, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: Niger ranks 232nd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Niger vs Nigeria: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid, drawing on Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/difference-in-male-and-female-life-expectancy/niger/nigeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/difference-in-male-and-female-life-expectancy/niger/nigeria/">Niger vs Nigeria: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
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.