Benin vs Niger: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Benin
60.96 years
in 2024
Niger
61.43 years
in 2024
Benin rank
210th
Niger rank
208th
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Benin
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 61.43 years against 60.96 years in Benin, a difference of 0.47 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 210th and Niger ranks 208th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.7 years | 36.28 years | 4.42 years | Benin |
| 1970s | 45.18 years | 36.77 years | 8.41 years | Benin |
| 1980s | 49.89 years | 40.16 years | 9.73 years | Benin |
| 1990s | 54.97 years | 45.07 years | 9.9 years | Benin |
| 2000s | 57.48 years | 52.86 years | 4.63 years | Benin |
| 2010s | 59.08 years | 58.71 years | 0.3689 years | Benin |
| 2020s | 60.39 years | 60.49 years | 0.0944 years | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Benin or Niger?
- Niger, at 61.43 years against 60.96 years in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Benin and Niger?
- 0.47 years, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Niger rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Benin ranks 210th and Niger ranks 208th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.