Which has higher life expectancy, Central African Republic or Nigeria?

Central African Republic, at 57.41 years against 54.46 years in Nigeria as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Central African Republic and Nigeria?

2.95 years, with Central African Republic ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Nigeria: Life expectancy

Central African Republic

57.41 years

in 2023

Nigeria

54.46 years

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

233rd

Nigeria rank

236th

Life expectancy over time

Central African Republic
Nigeria

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 57.41 years against 54.46 years in Nigeria, a difference of 2.95 years.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 233rd and Nigeria ranks 236th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	37.25 years	36.27 years	0.9812 years	Central African Republic
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	41.78 years	53.77 years	11.99 years	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Central African Republic or Nigeria?: Central African Republic, at 57.41 years against 54.46 years in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Central African Republic and Nigeria?: 2.95 years, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nigeria?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Nigeria rank globally for life expectancy?: Central African Republic ranks 233rd and Nigeria ranks 236th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.