Which has higher healthy life expectancy, Côte d'Ivoire or Nigeria?

Côte d'Ivoire, at 55.41 Years against 54.95 Years in Nigeria as of 2021.

What is the difference in healthy life expectancy between Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?

0.46 Years, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Healthy life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Nigeria: Healthy life expectancy

Côte d'Ivoire

55.41 Years

in 2021

Nigeria

54.95 Years

in 2021

Côte d'Ivoire rank

155th

Nigeria rank

157th

Healthy life expectancy over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Nigeria

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 55.41 Years against 54.95 Years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.46 Years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 155th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	46.83 Years	48.93 Years	2.1 Years	Nigeria
2010s	52.71 Years	53.39 Years	0.6838 Years	Nigeria
2020s	55.34 Years	54.75 Years	0.5928 Years	Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher healthy life expectancy, Côte d'Ivoire or Nigeria?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 55.41 Years against 54.95 Years in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in healthy life expectancy between Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?: 0.46 Years, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria rank globally for healthy life expectancy?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 155th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Healthy life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Healthy life expectancy
Unit: Years
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated average number of years lived free from disability or disease burden. This is based on period life expectancy, after adjusting for the number of years lived in less than "full health" due to disease and/or injury.