What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Central African Republic and Nigeria?

3.04 years, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nigeria?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Central African Republic vs Nigeria: Life expectancy at birth, total

Central African Republic

57.67 years

in 2024

Nigeria

54.63 years

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

215th

Nigeria rank

217th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

Central African Republic
Nigeria

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 57.67 years against 54.63 years in Nigeria, a difference of 3.04 years.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 215th and Nigeria ranks 217th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	41.99 years	37.97 years	4.02 years	Central African Republic
1970s	47.52 years	42.94 years	4.59 years	Central African Republic
1980s	50.24 years	46.12 years	4.12 years	Central African Republic
1990s	48.31 years	45.88 years	2.44 years	Central African Republic
2000s	44.59 years	49.21 years	4.62 years	Nigeria
2010s	47.01 years	52.05 years	5.04 years	Nigeria
2020s	44.95 years	53.94 years	8.99 years	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Central African Republic or Nigeria?: Central African Republic, at 57.67 years against 54.63 years in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Central African Republic and Nigeria?: 3.04 years, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nigeria?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Nigeria rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?: Central African Republic ranks 215th and Nigeria ranks 217th of 217 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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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit: years
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.