Nigeria vs Qatar: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Nigeria
1.01
in 2023
Qatar
1.02
in 2023
Nigeria rank
235th
Qatar rank
233rd
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Nigeria
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.02 against 1.01 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 235th and Qatar ranks 233rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.12 | 1.09 | 0.0298 | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 1.12 | 1.06 | 0.0571 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.08 | 1.05 | 0.034 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.07 | 1.03 | 0.0391 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 1.02 | 0.0416 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 1.02 | 0.0009 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 1.02 | 0.0097 | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1.01 | 1.02 | 0.0131 | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Nigeria or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1.02 against 1.01 in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Nigeria and Qatar?
- 0.01, 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 ratio 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 ratio 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
Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.