Nigeria vs Togo: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Nigeria
0.5365
in 2023
Togo
0.2249
in 2023
Nigeria rank
235th
Togo rank
236th

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Nigeria
  • Togo
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.5365 against 0.2249 in Togo, a difference of 0.3116.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.4 times Togo's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 235th and Togo ranks 236th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 7 and Togo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Togo Difference Ahead
1950s 2.62 2.22 0.4034 Nigeria
1960s 3.32 2.25 1.06 Nigeria
1970s 2.59 2.64 0.0534 Togo
1980s 2.6 2.27 0.3284 Nigeria
1990s 2.23 1.33 0.9054 Nigeria
2000s 0.7462 0.7288 0.0174 Nigeria
2010s 0.5408 0.3692 0.1717 Nigeria
2020s 0.5991 0.3396 0.2595 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Nigeria or Togo?
Nigeria, at 0.5365 against 0.2249 in Togo as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Nigeria and Togo?
0.3116, 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 difference in male and female life expectancy?
Nigeria ranks 235th and Togo ranks 236th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in male and female life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed